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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver | Solid state

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 0.05-30 MHz 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
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 ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
? 455 kHz
Image rejection > 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) Mains Mains (110/220 V AC)
Current RX 3 A (60 W) ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1971 and 1982 in USA
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
? 368 × 148 × 203 mm
(14.49 × 5.83 × 7.99 in)
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) ? 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? BFO
S-Meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008888 HEATHKIT-SW-000717