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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 450 kHz 5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W 2.5 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 70/80Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX Max 100 W 80 W 90 VA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1953 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000880/2 EDDYSTONE-000730/8 EDDYSTONE-000770R