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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-0.6 MHz 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band 0.15-18 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? AM < 1 µV
SSB < 0,3 µV
?
Selectivity ? AM
10 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
4,4 (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2,0 (-6 dB), 3,4 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion, 5 tubes
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep -
Impedance ? ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan Between 1957 and 1959 in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
279 × 162 × 208 mm
(10.98 × 6.38 × 8.19 in)
Weight ? 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 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 ? S/Battery-Meter
Record Jack
Pre-selector
NB
Dial Lamp
Dial Lamp Switch
Carry Handle
Muting
RF Gain
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000850/2 SONY-CRF-000001 EDDYSTONE-000870