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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
Selectivity ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 / 500Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 1.2 A max
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1961 Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan
Dimensions 304 × 177 × 228 mm
(11.97 × 6.97 × 8.98 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Seven optional bands Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
MPN DRAKE-000002-A ICOM-IC-R000072DC