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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? AM: 9 or 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.538-1.58 / 1.72-34 MHz 0.15-30 / 87-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50/600 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 2 AA or 4.5V DC via external adaptor
Current RX 60W 105 mA @ 280 V, 1.4 A @ 6.3 V 300 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 1955 and 1961 in USA Between 2009 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
469.9 × 226.06 × 279.4 mm
(18.50 × 8.90 × 11.00 in)
127 × 76.2 × 30.4 mm
(5.00 × 3.00 × 1.20 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 15.60 kg (34.4 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 700 channels in 100 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Clock / alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004B HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000100 GRUNDIG-G000006-AVIATOR