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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

Current value
USD 89 ~ USD 107
USD 800 ~ USD 1,062
EUR 444 ~ EUR 467
Rating 2 reviews 1 review
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 ? ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour.
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.1-29.9999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB
Selectivity ? 2.4 / 6 kHz
0.6 kHz optional
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz)
Audio output ? 1 W @ 4 Ohms, requires external speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 75Ω 50/75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 Mains
Current RX ? 50W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions ? 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Attenuator, NB, Mute Terminals, ANL, Line Out Jack, RIT, BFO, AGC, PBT, Speaker Output, MW Tune, Up-Down Tuning, Dial Lock, RF Gain, Int./Ext. VFO Switch.
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SSR-000001 JRC-NRD-000515