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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands None  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 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Transistor/tube hybrid. 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 - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x in USA 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 Base Station

Other features

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