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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m  4m  2000m 
Freq. stability Less than 200 Hz per 8 hour at 0-40 °C and ±10% variation in line voltage after 0.5 hour warmup ?
Tuning steps 10 / 1 MHz / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.02-170 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.01-0.5 MHz
< 4 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 25 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
0.5-30 MHz
< 0.3 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 2.0 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
0.39 µV (CW, BW 500 Hz, 10 dB (S+N)/N)
Selectivity 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 11.5 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.3 kHz @ -60 dB
1.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.4 kHz @ -60 dB
0.3 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.6 kHz @ -60 dB
>100 dB, Software defined
Filters 6 / 2.4 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz Optional filters available ?
Receiver system Double / triple conversion SDR / direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB below 10 MHz ≥ 50 dB above 10 MHz ?
Audio output 2 W @ 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - ?
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? 5 W max

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 1000 / 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 120 / 240 V AC ± 10% single fase 50~420 Hz 13.8 V DC
Current RX 35 W ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 340 × 140 × 380 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
?
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
AVC (Automatic Volume Control
?
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-MSR-000002 ELAD-FDM-DUO