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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 480 kHz - 30 MHz in five bands 0.54-30 MHz 580-1340 kHz / 1.34-2.90 / 2.90-6.50 / 6.25-13.40 / 13.20-30.50 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 5 kHz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne, 15 tubes ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (110 / 220 V AC)
Current RX 80 W 120W 65 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1962 in Great Britain Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
?
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
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 ? Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000680X HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A EDDYSTONE-000556