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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  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz 80 kHz - 30 MHz 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system DSP Single conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 575 kHz 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna N-type - -
Impedance 50/450Ω 50/500Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12 V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 35 W ? 80 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 482 × 133 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 20.00 in)
? ?
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Military communication Military communication Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WATKINS-JOHNSON-HF-001000 MARCONI-CSR-000005 EDDYSTONE-000730/6