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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands None  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 5.95-6.55 / 9.45-10.05 / 11.45-12.05 / 14.95-15.55 / 17.45-18.05 / 21.45-22.05 / 25.45-26.05 MHz 5-8.5 / 12-16.5 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Transistor/tube hybrid. ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker required ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 20 & 40 m -
Modulations - CW   -
RF-output ? 1-4 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 52Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6.5-14V DC Mains
Current RX ? 34-45 mA ?
TX - 300-700 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x in USA Between 2003 and 2017 in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 274 × 140 × 295 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 11.61 in)
135 × 30 × 80 mm
(5.31 × 1.18 × 3.15 in)
377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
Weight ? 250 gr (8.8 oz) without options 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S-meter
1/4 inch headphone jack
Built-in QSK keyer. ?
Accessories MS-4 external speaker ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000004 ELECRAFT-KX000001 HEATHKIT-SB-000300