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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
?
Selectivity ? 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 720 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 200 W (PEP input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 or 24V DC 12V DC
Current RX Max 100 W Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
107.95 × 146.05 × 355.6 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.00 in)
Weight 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs) 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000880/2 EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 TEN-TEC-OMNI-D-(000546)