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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 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) 0.55-30 MHz 0.54-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   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
From 14 MHz up: low ?
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)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne (Band 1, 2 and 3) Double conversion superheterodyne (Band 4 and 5) Double conversion, all tubes Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 85 kHz / 4.5 MHz
2nd: 85 kHz
1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws
Impedance 75-600Ω 50/75Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1964 in United Kingdom Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 1958 and 196x
Dimensions 454 × 286 × 464 mm
(17.87 × 11.26 × 18.27 in)
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Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MARCONI-MERCURY GONSET-GR-000212 GONSET-G-000033