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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 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 ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) 27-68 MHz in 2 bands 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. <1 µV ?
Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60dB ? ?
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1938 and 1939 in USA Between 1938 and 1940 in USA
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
470 × 235 × 216 mm
(18.50 × 9.25 × 8.50 in)
?
Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) 15.50 kg (34.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-B HALLICRAFTERS-S-000021-SKYRIDER-5-10 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000044