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Desktop Shortwave receiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  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 ± 2 p.p.m. (after 30 minutes of power on)
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
≥ 0.25 µV @ 12 dB SINAD (PRE: ON)
Selectivity 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) ?
Filters 500 Hz switchable crystal filter Optional: SSB 2.4 kHz / CW 300 Hz
Receiver system Superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1 W 0.5 W @ 4Ω

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output - 1-20 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239
Impedance 70/80Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU 12.5-14.5 V DC
Current RX 80 W 750 mA
TX - 8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain Between 2019 and 202x in China
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
120 × 45 × 210 mm
(4.72 × 1.77 × 8.27 in)
Weight 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 1.8" color LCD-screen
AGC
Noise blanker
S-meter
PO-meter
SWR-meter
CW-keyer
USB control port
Accessories ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000730/8 XIEGU-G000090