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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ±15 ppm from +5 to +55 deg. C less than 100 Hz drift
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m + 6m - 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 0.5 / 2.1 / 5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 2.955 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 11-16V DC Mains (115/230 V AC)
Current RX 100mA - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between and Between 1968 and 1972 in USA
Dimensions 178 × 100 × 152 mm
(7.01 × 3.94 × 5.98 in)
173 × 115 × 330 mm
(6.81 × 4.53 × 12.99 in)
432 × 152 × 432 mm
(17.01 × 5.98 × 17.01 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs) 11.40 kg (25.2 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 ? ? Solid state
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DAVCO-DR-000030 DRAKE-RV000075 GALAXY-R-000530