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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
2 m transmitting converter

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 Mhz 0.15-35 MHz 143.9-148 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD -

Transmitter

TX-range - - 143.9-148 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11.7 - 15.8V DC ?
Current RX ? 1 A max ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 195x in Great Britain Between 2010 and 201x Between 20xx and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 425 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
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Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 600 channels in 3 bank(s) None
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000670 ALINCO-DX-R000008 DRAKE-TC-000002