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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 150-4000 kHz in 4 bands 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 6020 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 117/230V AC (12V DC option) 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries Mains
Current RX ? 100-300 mA Max 100 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in USA Between 1965 and 196x in Denmark Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
335 × 220 × 150 mm
(13.19 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
Weight ? 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Direction Finding function on all bands
BFO
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005 SAILOR-000046T EDDYSTONE-000880/3