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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
1 kW Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands ? ? 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 ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.3-30 MHz 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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 - - 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations - - All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 1 kW @ 50 W input

Connections

Antenna - - N-type
Impedance 70/80Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU Mains Mains, internal PSU, 200-260 V AC
Current RX 80 W ? ?
TX - - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions ? ? 425 × 459 × 173 mm
(16.73 × 18.07 × 6.81 in)
Weight ? ? 19.80 kg (43.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Interfaces: RS-232, CI-V, USB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000730/4 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000100 HILBERLING-HPA-008000B-54