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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.535-31.5 (1.610-1.725 gap) 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity
Receiver system ? ? 7-tubes superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 464 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.27 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
?
Weight ? 14.10 kg (31.1 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? S-meter
Antenna trimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000002 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000133 HEATHKIT-HR-000010