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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  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) 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. -
Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better -
Filters ? -
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection 60dB ?
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - All mode  
RF-output ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) None
Current RX 40W -
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1970 and 1981 in USA
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
133 × 133 × 165 mm
(5.24 × 5.24 × 6.50 in)
Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? -
Accessories ? -
MPN DRAKE-000002-B HEATHKIT-HM-000102