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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 0.54-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 5 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains (AC or DC) Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 1956 and 1961
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
? 413 × 241 × 233 mm
(16.26 × 9.49 × 9.17 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) ? 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000004A HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038C HAMMARLUND-HQ-000100AC