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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC
Current RX 60W 300 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004B NASA-TARGET-HF000003