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Base Station Marine 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 ? Less than 200 Hz per 8 hour at 0-40 °C and ±10% variation in line voltage after 0.5 hour warmup
Tuning steps ? 10 / 1 MHz / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10 kHz-30 MHz divided into 11 bands 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 0.01-0.5 MHz
< 4 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 25 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
0.5-30 MHz
< 0.3 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 2.0 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
Selectivity ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 11.5 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.3 kHz @ -60 dB
1.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.4 kHz @ -60 dB
0.3 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.6 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 6 / 2.4 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz Optional filters available
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Double / triple conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 48050 kHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB below 10 MHz ≥ 50 dB above 10 MHz
Audio output Internal speaker 2 W @ 5% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239
Impedance 50/200Ω 1000 / 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 120 / 240 V AC ± 10% single fase 50~420 Hz
Current RX ? 35 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx in USA Between 1971 and 19xx
Dimensions 480 × 133 × 356 mm
(18.90 × 5.24 × 14.02 in)
340 × 140 × 380 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Marine / Navy Marine / Navy
Features ? Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
AVC (Automatic Volume Control
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000003 DRAKE-MSR-000002