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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 782
USD 271 ~ USD 390
EUR 311
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HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 160-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM / SSB: < 0,25 µV
Selectivity ? (-6/-60 dB)
SSB: 2,4/4,2 kHz
AM: 8/28 kHz
optional CW: 0,25/0,6 0,5/1 1,5/3,0 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Proprietary Proprietary
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains
Current RX 60W ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 1973 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RF-Gain
AGC 3x
PBT in SSB mode
Notch
Noise Blanker (optional)
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004B DRAKE-R-000004C