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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 0.48-30 MHz 144-148 MHz (VFO)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) ? ?
Selectivity Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz Single conversion, 13 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 1.25-1.45 MHz
2nd: 100 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz (XTAL)
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 12 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 75Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 6V DC or mains
Current RX 85 VA max ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 1962 and 1969 in Great Britain Between 1952 and 195x in USA
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
425 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
?
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) 19.50 kg (43.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/7 EDDYSTONE-000940 GONSET-000002-METER