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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Transmitter Exciter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 160-10 m -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
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 ? ?
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 - - 2-32 MHz
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains
Current RX 85 VA max ? -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 1955 and 1958 in USA Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
? 480 × 230 × 405 mm
(18.90 × 9.06 × 15.94 in)
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) ? 11.80 kg (26.0 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 Marine / Navy
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/7 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000300 TMC-SBE-000003