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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 0.0001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 0.15-23 MHz 14 kHz - 29,99999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY  
Sensitivity < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) ? SSB < 0,5 uV
Selectivity Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) ? 100 Hz, 500 Hz, 1,4 kHz, 3 kHz, 6 kHz,
2,7 / 3,4 kHz (SSB, -6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 1.25-1.45 MHz
2nd: 100 kHz
? 1st: 70.2 MHz
2nd: 200 kHz
Image rejection 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W ? 0.5 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Clamps / screws
Impedance 75Ω 50 Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains or 12V DC
Current RX 85 VA max ? 50 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 1957 and 1961 in USA Between 1980 and 198x in East Germany
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
? 540 × 395 × 198 mm
(21.26 × 15.55 × 7.80 in)
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) ? 24.00 kg (53.0 lbs) table top version
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? RF-Gain
S-Meter
Sync-Detector
Keypad
RTTY-demodulator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/7 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000066 RFT-EKD-000300