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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  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 1.6-2.7 / 2.7-4.7 MHz 10-160 m 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity Better than 10 µV ? 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 Better than 90 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? 125 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains Mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 70 mA @ 100-150 VAC ? 80 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1964 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 430 × 220 × 250 mm
(16.93 × 8.66 × 9.84 in)
? ?
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000909A K.W.-ELECTRONICS-002000A EDDYSTONE-000730/6