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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz.
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity ? 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz
0.5 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz
Filters 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? 1 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 24V DC or mains
Current RX 2A max 36W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1985 Between 199x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-004245 JRC-NRD-000302A