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Picture : RL DRAKE catalog

Year 1968   -     Price : US$ 335.00

Direct Frequency Dialing . . . No more guesswork in identifying stations. Set the dial at a station’s frequency, and if conditions permit, you’ll hear it, every time ! Designed and priced for the Short Wave Listener, the SW-4A was derived from our top line communications receiver, Model R-4A, for the express purpose of providing dependable reception of international short wave broadcasts and meeting the requirements of this service as specified by Radio New York Worldwide. Some of SW-4A Don't have the label "RADIO NEW YORK WORLD WIDE" on the front face.

SPECIFICATIONS

bulletFREQUENCY COVERAGE: .15-. 5 / .5-1.0 / 1.0 - 1.5 / 6.0 - 6.5 / 7.0 - 7.5 /  9 5-10 0 / 11.5-12.0 / 15.0 -15 5 /. 17.5-18 0 /  21.5 - 22.0  and 25.5 - 26.0 megacycles with crystals supplied. These frequencies cover European LF broadcast. American MF Broadcast and International SW broadcasting band
bulletSELECTIVITY: -5 KC at 6 DB down and 16 KC at 60 DB.
bulletMODE OF OPERATION: AM (only)
bulletDIAL CALIBRATION: Main dial (window) calibrated 0-500 MC and 500 to 1.000 MC In 5 KC divisions. Vernier dial calibrated 0 to 25 KC in 1 KC divisions.
bulletCALIBRATION ACCURACY: +- 2 KC if dial is set to known frequency with-in the band.
bulletAGC
bulletAUDIO OUTPUT: 2 watts at 5% H.D., 3 watts maximum.
bulletAUDIO OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: 4 ohms and 8 ohms
bulletANTENNA INPUT:
bulletFRONT PANEL CONTROLS: Band Switch, Preselector, Tone, Volume/On-Off, Headphone Jack, and Main Tuning.
bulletREAR CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS: S-Meter Zero, 120/240 Volt Switch, Speaker Connections and Antenna Connections

ACCESSORIES

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AL-4 shielded directional loop antenna for .15 - 1.5 Mc.

Top of SW-4A chassis

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SW-A4 Technical manual  ( 28 pages- 2 492 Kb .pdf file )

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