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Desktop Shortwave VFO
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Marine Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ±15 ppm from +5 to +55 deg. C ? ?
Tuning steps ? N/A ?

Receiver

RX-range - 1.6-54 MHz 130-3750 kHz in 3 bands
Modulations - All mode   AM  
Sensitivity ? N/A ?
Selectivity ? N/A ?
Filters ? N/A ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 127 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range ? 1.6-54 MHz -
Modulations - All mode   -
RF-output ? N/A ?

Connections

Antenna - N-type -
Impedance ? 50Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC Mains or 12 V DC 12 V DC, 24 V DC optional
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between and Between 2017 and 20xx in USA Between 1950 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 173 × 115 × 330 mm
(6.81 × 4.53 × 12.99 in)
140 × 60 × 120 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 4.72 in)
425 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
Weight 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RV000075 HEATHKIT-HM-001002 EDDYSTONE-000720