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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 1 Hz 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? 5.5 kHz ?
Filters ? ? 150 / 250 / 400 / 750 Hz / 1.25 / 3.2 / 8.0 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? Max 400 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
276 × 111 × 194 mm
(10.87 × 4.37 × 7.64 in)
483 × × mm
(19.02 × 0.00 × 0.00 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000002 DRAKE-SW000001 RACAL-RA-006778C