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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.15-0.5 MHz + 23 additional
500 KHz ranges between 0.5-30 MHz
0.54-31 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? 4.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Requires external speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Proprietary Hi-Z -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? Max 210 mA @ 12 VDC (with dial lamps turned off) ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1958 and 1960 in USA
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
274 × 140 × 324 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 12.76 in)
482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? SP-200 speaker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000004A DRAKE-SPR-000004 HAMMARLUND-HQ-000160