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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 184 ~ USD 251
USD 253 ~ USD 543
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HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) 10-80 m + WWV
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. > 0.5 to 1 µV.
Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection 60dB ?
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD Requires external speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) Mains
Current RX 40W 70 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
MPN DRAKE-000002-B HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000117