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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Transmitter Exciter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.6-2.7 / 2.7-4.7 MHz 160-10 m -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Better than 10 µV ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 90 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 2-32 MHz
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains ? Mains
Current RX 70 mA @ 100-150 VAC ? -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1955 and 1958 in USA Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 430 × 220 × 250 mm
(16.93 × 8.66 × 9.84 in)
? 480 × 230 × 405 mm
(18.90 × 9.06 × 15.94 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) ? 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000909A NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000300 TMC-SBE-000003