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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Transmitter Exciter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.6-2.7 / 2.7-4.7 MHz - 10-160 m + 6 m (1.8-54 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Better than 10 µV ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 90 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 2-32 MHz -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains Mains Mains (110 / 220 V DC)
Current RX 70 mA @ 100-150 VAC - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 1962 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 430 × 220 × 250 mm
(16.93 × 8.66 × 9.84 in)
480 × 230 × 405 mm
(18.90 × 9.06 × 15.94 in)
385 × 185 × 255 mm
(15.16 × 7.28 × 10.04 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000909A TMC-SBE-000003 STAR-SR-000550