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Base Station Marine Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 280 ~ USD 520 (similar rigs)
GBP 93
USD 175 ~ USD 256
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Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10 kHz-30 MHz divided into 11 bands 0.2-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 20 µV
2-30 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 0.2-2 MHz: 5 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? AM Wide: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
AM Narrow: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 48050 kHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239
Impedance 50/200Ω 50/1000Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1)
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx in USA Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan
Dimensions 480 × 133 × 356 mm
(18.90 × 5.24 × 14.02 in)
300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 12hr clock and timer
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000003 KENWOOD-R-001000