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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO
Phone Patch

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous -

Receiver

RX-range 150-380 kHz / 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 80-10 m N/A
Modulations AM   All mode   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? -
Selectivity ? ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne ? -
IF-freqs. ? ? -
Image rejection ? ? -
Audio output ? ? -

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m N/A
Modulations - All mode   All mode  
RF-output ? ? -

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) ? Mains
Current RX ? - ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1960 in Great Britain Between 1959 and 19xx in Brazil Between 1960 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions ? 330 × 240 × 210 mm
(12.99 × 9.45 × 8.27 in)
187 × 117 × 102 mm
(7.36 × 4.61 × 4.02 in)
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 1.13 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features • Speaker Output • Dial Lamp • Rack Handles • Tuning Indicator • Speaker • Phono Input • Vernier Tuning • Log Scale 0-2500 • Tone • Flywheel Tuning ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN EDDYSTONE-000670A DELTA-000330 HEATHKIT-HD-000019