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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Marine Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 271 ~ USD 390
EUR 311
EUR 222
Rating 1 review 1 review
HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 150-4200 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
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
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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 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 1972 and 197x in Denmark
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features RF-Gain
AGC 3x
PBT in SSB mode
Notch
Noise Blanker (optional)
23 crystal controlled frequencies
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004C SAILOR-R000105