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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz (general coverage) 20-80 MHz 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ? Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ? AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 5.2 MHz
Image rejection 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 200Ω 50Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack Mains Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX 100VA ? 90 VA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1950 in USA Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 1953 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
? 425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ? 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO, Main Tuning Dial, Veneir Tuning Dial, Tuning Lock, Antenna Trimmer, HF/TONE Adjustment, Crystal Phasing, Selectivity , RF GAIN, AF GAIN, Diversity IF GAIN, Noise Limiter, VC. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-SC-000088 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000565A-1 EDDYSTONE-000770R