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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 200 ~ USD 533
USD 50
Rating 1 review 2 reviews
HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Good after approx. 20 minutes warm up and the shack isn't too drafty!
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 0.49-30.4 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Described as "excellent", but weaker on 10m
Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) ?
Filters ? 1 crystal filter with 6 selectivity positions
Receiver system ? Single conversion vacuum tube superhet. with 1 RF amp stage and 2 IF amps, diode detector and BFO using Octal type tubes.
IF-freqs. ? 456 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output Jensen speaker 8" Jensen speaker as standard

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance 50 Ω 500Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (230/115 V AC)
Current RX ? ~ 90 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 1946 and 1949 in USA
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
?
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band Designed for a electro-dynamic loudspeaker with output transformer in the speaker enclosure. No output transformer on chassis!
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000001-A NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40D