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Desktop Shortwave receiver
QRP SDR HF Transceiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1.5 p.p.m. ± 0.5 p.p.m. with optional TCXO ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 1 Hz 1 Hz minimum

Receiver

RX-range 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz 1.8-30 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ≥ -115 dBm / 0.11~0.89 μV SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
Selectivity ? SSB 2.3 kHz (-6 dB)
CW 500 Hz (-6 dB)
SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz) More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz) More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz) More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz) More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne SDR Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 0.75 W 8 ohm, 0.5 W 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 160-6 m
2000 m option
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? 5-15 W 5-200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells 9-15 V DC Mains (85-265 V AC)
Current RX ? 450 mA 150 VA
TX - 3 A max 800 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham) Between 2017 and 20xx in China Between 2014 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
215 × 74 × 62 mm
(8.46 × 2.91 × 2.44 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
Weight ? 613 gr (1.4 lbs) 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Spectrum waterfall display
Noise Reduction
Automatic notch filter
SWR-meter
Supply voltage meter
AF-meter
7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EB-000035 RISEN-RS-000918SSB ICOM-IC-007850