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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  2000m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 15 kHz to 4 MHz in five bands (15-40 kHz / 100-250 kHz / 245-645 kHz / 0.635-1.65 MHz / 1.55-4 MHz) 0.5-1.6 MHz / 120-75 / 60 / 49 / 41 / 31 / 25 / 22 / 19 / 16 / 13m / 76-108 MHz 0.54-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   W-FM   AM  
Sensitivity CW, Narrow filter (10 dB S/N)
15 kHz: 30 µV
40 kHz: 4 µV
100 kHz: 5 µV
250 kHz: 5 µV
645 kHz: 4 µV
1.65 MHz: 1 µV
4 MHz: 1 µV
? ?
Selectivity Wide: 8 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-40 dB)
Intermediate: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-40 dB)
Narrow: 1 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-40 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne (Band 1, 2 and 3) Double conversion superheterodyne (Band 4 and 5) ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 85 kHz / 4.5 MHz
2nd: 85 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep Clamps / screws
Impedance 75-600Ω ? 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 24 V DC (with ext. power unit) ?V DC ?
Current RX 65 W ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1964 in United Kingdom Between 1989 and 19xx in Japan Between 1958 and 196x
Dimensions 454 × 286 × 464 mm
(17.87 × 11.26 × 18.27 in)
185 × 118 × 33 mm
(7.28 × 4.65 × 1.30 in)
?
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 600 gr (1.3 lbs) including batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MARCONI-MERCURY SONY-ICF-007601 GONSET-G-000033