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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.538-1.58 / 1.72-34 MHz 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - SO-239 + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50/600 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX 60W 105 mA @ 280 V, 1.4 A @ 6.3 V ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 1955 and 1961 in USA Between 1984 and 1990 in USA
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
469.9 × 226.06 × 279.4 mm
(18.50 × 8.90 × 11.00 in)
?
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 15.60 kg (34.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004B HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000100 HEATHKIT-SW-007800