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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30.6 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
Selectivity ? ? Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
Filters ? ? Passband 700 Hz (approximate)
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 450 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 watt into 8-ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - CW  
RF-output ? ? 4 W (3 W on 10 m)

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 11-16 V DC
Current RX ? Max 100 W ?
TX - - 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 1959 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1984 and 1991 in USA
Dimensions ? 483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
Weight ? 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? QSK
WARC option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000840/A EDDYSTONE-000880/2 HEATHKIT-HW-000009