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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 200 ~ USD 533
USD 184 ~ USD 251
Rating 1 review 2 reviews
HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise.
Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) 5kHz (6 dB) or better
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? 60dB
Audio output Jensen speaker 1W @ 3% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (120 VAC)
Current RX ? 40W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 1961 and 1964 in USA
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000001-A DRAKE-000002-B