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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  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 0.153-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   SSB   USB   ISB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double / triple conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50/500Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120/240 V AC) Mains 4.5V DC (3R6 / AA)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 19xx Between 1956 and 1961 in USA Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 330 × 140 × 380 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
413 × 241 × 233 mm
(16.26 × 9.49 × 9.17 in)
148 × 89 × 30 mm
(5.83 × 3.50 × 1.18 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 54 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
? Digital clock with alarm/timer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-MSR-000001 HAMMARLUND-HQ-000100C ROBERTS-R-000876