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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 1.7-4.5 / 4.5-12.6 / 12.6-32 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FM
(0.5~1.8 MHz) 0 dBµV (1 µV)
(1.8~30 MHz) -12 dBµV (0.25 µV)
AM
(1KHz, 30% modulation) (0.5~1.8MHz) +20 dBµV (10 µV)
(1.8~30 MHz) +6 dBµV (2 µV)
FM
-6dbuV (0.5 µV) @ 12 dB SINAD
≤ 2 µV AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity SSB/CW/AM-Narrow: 2.7 kHz/-6 dB, 4.7 kHz /-60 dB
AM-Wide/FM: 8 kHz/-6 dB, 30 kHz/-50 dB
10 kHz @ -25 dB without crystal filter
400 Hz with crystal filter
1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? Optional 400 Hz crystal filter 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system Double conversion Triple conversion (FM) Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 8.875 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 1600 kHz
2nd: 450 kz
450 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB 45 / 60 / 90 dB ?
Audio output More than 2Watts @ 8 ohms, 10% THD 3 W 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50Ω 400Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ± 15% Mains (110 / 220 V AC) Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 0.8-1A 65 W 80 W
TX 20A max. - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1947 and 194x in Great Britain Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 246 × 94 × 228 mm
(9.69 × 3.70 × 8.98 in)
425 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
?
Weight 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 14.97 kg (33.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? BFO
Noise limiter
AVC
Standby switch
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-000077T EDDYSTONE-000640 EDDYSTONE-000730/7