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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Direct Sampling SDR HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.25 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps ? 9 / 10 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-18 MHz 0.15-30 / 87-108 MHz 0.1-54 MHz (2 m/70 cm optional)
Modulations AM   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 5 tubes ? Direct-sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m (2m / 70cm optional)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? ? 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

Antenna - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) 12-15V DC
Current RX ? ? 2 A
TX - - 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 in Great Britain Between 200x and 200x Between 2019 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 279 × 162 × 208 mm
(10.98 × 6.38 × 8.19 in)
190 × 115 × 32 mm
(7.48 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
343 × 114 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 4.49 × 10.00 in)
Weight 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz) 4.54 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 700 channels in 1 bank(s) 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Modular hybrid design for easy upgrade and expansion
DSP 7" color touch
display
HDMI video output
Ethernet jack
Remote control
Single or dual panadapter
USB-jacks
RS-232C
Transverter I/O
Iambic keyer
Twin RX
Real-time clock
Built-in help system
Linux-based computing module
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000870 ETÓN-E000010 ELECRAFT-K000004