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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HF Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 Mhz 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m -
Modulations AM   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? 500 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC ?
Current RX ? ? -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 195x in Great Britain Between 197x and 197x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 425 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
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Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Tunable BFO for SSB/CW ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000670 LAFAYETTE-HA-000800A SWAN-(CUBIC)-000600T