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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 480 kHz - 30 MHz in five bands 0.9-52 / 74-108 / 135-160 MHz 580-1340 kHz / 1.34-2.90 / 2.90-6.50 / 6.25-13.40 / 13.20-30.50 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   AM  
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
≤ 2 µV
Selectivity ? ≥ 100 dB, Software defined 5 kHz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne, 15 tubes SDR / direct conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SMA Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5 V DC (USB) Mains (110 / 220 V AC)
Current RX 80 W ? 65 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1962 in Great Britain Between 2012 and 201x in Italy Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 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 Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators 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 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
Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000680X ELAD-FDM-S000002 EDDYSTONE-000556