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HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) 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 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 19-165 MHz in 6 bands 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB) ?
Selectivity 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 720 kHz 5.2 MHz ?
Image rejection 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD 2.5 W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 72Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 or 24V DC Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC) Mains
Current RX Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC 90 VA Max 100 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 1953 and 195x in Great Britain Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs) 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 EDDYSTONE-000770R EDDYSTONE-000880/3