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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 140 ~ USD 260 (similar rigs)
GBP 157
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? 80 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000002 EDDYSTONE-000730/8