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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 782
GBP 80
Rating No reviews yet No reviews yet
HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 3500 / 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker. 3 W output

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Proprietary -
Impedance 50Ω 50-80Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains
Current RX 60W ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004B K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077