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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 271 ~ USD 390
EUR 311
USD 280 ~ USD 520 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 10-160 m (2m & 6m options)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM / SSB: < 0,25 µV AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity (-6/-60 dB)
SSB: 2,4/4,2 kHz
AM: 8/28 kHz
optional CW: 0,25/0,6 0,5/1 1,5/3,0 kHz
AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz ?
Image rejection ? >50 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX ? Max 1 A
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RF-Gain
AGC 3x
PBT in SSB mode
Notch
Noise Blanker (optional)
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Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004C KENWOOD-R-000599D