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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Direct sampling HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 480 kHz - 30 MHz in five bands 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz 0.9-52 / 74-108 / 135-160 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? HF 9kHz-52MHz MDS: -132dBm @ 14MHz, Clipping lev -8dBm
FM 74-108MHz sensitivity <2uV 12dB SINAD @ 98MHz, Clip lev -3dBm
VHF 135-160MHz MDS -137dBm @ 145MHz, Clipping Level -19dBm
Selectivity ? ? ≥ 100 dB, Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne, 15 tubes Single conversion SDR / direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.75 W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 75/400Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX 80 W ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1962 in Great Britain Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain (Birmingham) Between 2012 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
110 × 40 × 90 mm
(4.33 × 1.57 × 3.54 in)
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) ? 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features • ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Rack Handles • Calibrator 100 kHz • RF Gain • BFO ±3 kHz • Mute • 140:1 Tune Ratio • Standby • NL • Dial Lamp • Dimmer (back panel) • AVC ON/OFF • Flywheel Tuning AFC Separate inputs Antenna for HF / 6m and FM / VHF / Bypass
WFM Stereo decoder with RDS decoder
61.44 MHz sampling frequency
32-bit
USB 2.0
USB-powered
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000680X EDDYSTONE-EB-000035-MK-III-(STATESMAN) ELAD-FDM-S000002