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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? ?
Freq. stability ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? HF: 1, MW: 9 / 10, FM: 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 480 kHz - 30 MHz in five bands 3700-21950 kHz in 12 bands (with gaps)
76-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   AM   CW   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
? ?
Filters 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single Conversion Superheterodyne, 15 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) Mains 4.5V DC (3R6/AA)
Current RX 3 A (60 W) 80 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1952 and 1962 in Great Britain Between 1993 and 1996 in Japan
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
169 × 112 × 35 mm
(6.65 × 4.41 × 1.38 in)
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 15 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? • ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Rack Handles • Calibrator 100 kHz • RF Gain • BFO ±3 kHz • Mute • 140:1 Tune Ratio • Standby • NL • Dial Lamp • Dimmer (back panel) • AVC ON/OFF • Flywheel Tuning Sleep timer
Local-DX switch
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A EDDYSTONE-000680X SONY-ICF-SW000030