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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 10-80 m 0.538-34 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
? ?
Selectivity 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters 500 Hz switchable crystal filter ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? External speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 400 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) -

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws
Impedance 70/80Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU Separate PSU Mains (105-117 V AC)
Current RX 80 W ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 1965 and 1969 in USA Between 1960 and 1963 in USA
Dimensions ? ? 476 × 216 × 259 mm
(18.74 × 8.50 × 10.20 in)
Weight ? ? 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ¼" Headphone Jack
S-Meter
AVC ON/OFF
Tone LO/MED/HI
RF Gain
ANL
Mute Line
Antenna Trimmer
BFO
Standby
Dial Lamp
Speaker Terminals
Accessories ? ? -
MPN EDDYSTONE-000730/4 HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000400-CYCLONE HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000110