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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54 - 31 MHz in 6 bands ? 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   SSB   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω ? 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (120 / 240 V AC) Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? 6.5 W 80 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1960 in USA Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Full six digits display
12 / 24 hour format
Seven minute interval snooze
Backup battery
Automatic light sensor
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TMC-GPR-000090 HEATHKIT-GC-001092A EDDYSTONE-000730/7