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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands None  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 150-4500 kHz in 4 bands 0.1-30 MHz 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   USB   LSB   ISB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double / triple conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W 2.5 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC Mains (120/240 V AC) Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 90 VA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark Between 1971 and 19xx Between 1953 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 350 × 230 × 180 mm
(13.78 × 9.06 × 7.09 in)
330 × 140 × 290 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 11.42 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Marine / Navy Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 35 crystal controlled frequencies
23 in the 1600-4200 kHz range
12 in the 4.0-9.0 MHz range
Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SAILOR-R000110 DRAKE-DSR-000001 EDDYSTONE-000770R