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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 11 m (26.965-27.405 MHz) -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   -
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 ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 11 m (26.965-27.405 MHz) 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - AM   All mode  
RF-output ? 5 W 1.5 kW / 1 kW

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 70/80Ω ? 25-100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU Mains +48 V DC, +12 V DC and -12 V DC from separate VP-2000 PSU
Current RX 80 W ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 1958 and 196x in USA Between 2011 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 482 × 177 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 6.97 × 20.00 in)
Weight ? ? 24.50 kg (54.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Military communication Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? XTAL ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000730/4 EF-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-I YAESU-VL-002000