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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 480 kHz - 30 MHz in five bands 0.153-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) @ 3 kHz BW
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne, 15 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

Antenna - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6V DC 12-14V DC
Current RX 80 W ? Max 1.5 A
TX - - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1962 in Great Britain Between 200x and 200x Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
215 × 125 × 35 mm
(8.46 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) 575 gr (1.3 lbs) 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 45 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features • ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Rack Handles • Calibrator 100 kHz • RF Gain • BFO ±3 kHz • Mute • 140:1 Tune Ratio • Standby • NL • Dial Lamp • Dimmer (back panel) • AVC ON/OFF • Flywheel Tuning Digital clock with alarm/timer 39 IF-DSP filters. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000680X ROBERTS-R-009914 TEN-TEC-JUPITER-(000538)