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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands None  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 5.95-6.55 / 9.45-10.05 / 11.45-12.05 / 14.95-15.55 / 17.45-18.05 / 21.45-22.05 / 25.45-26.05 MHz 10-80 m 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Transistor/tube hybrid. ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker required ? 0.75 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 200 W (70 W AM) ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 52Ω 20/300 Ω 75/400Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x in USA Between 1964 and 19xx Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham)
Dimensions 274 × 140 × 295 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 11.61 in)
? 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features S-meter
1/4 inch headphone jack
? ?
Accessories MS-4 external speaker ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000004 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000400 EDDYSTONE-EB-000035