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HF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.1-1999.8 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW  
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 ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? -

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX Max 100 W 3 A @ 15 VDC 80 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1989 and 1999 in Japan Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? CRT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000880/2 ICOM-IC-R009000E EDDYSTONE-000730/8