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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? None 
Freq. stability ? ? +/-15 Hz (below 23 MHz, at -30°C ~ +60°C)
Tuning steps ? ? 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-0.6 MHz 0.15-18 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? *0.50000~1.79999 MHz*
SSB/CW/FSK 6.3 µV, AM 30 µV

*1.80000~30.0000 MHz*
SSB/CW/FSK 0.5 µV, AM 3.16 µV (For 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB 2.3 kHz/-6 dB, 4.2 kHz/-60 dB
AM 6 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
CW, FSK 500 Hz/-6 dB, 1.6 kHz/-60 dB* (*with optional FL-32A CW and RTTY Narrow Filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 5 tubes Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? SSB - 1st 69.0115, 2nd 9.0115
CW, FSK - 1st 69.0106, 2nd 9.0106
AM - 1st 69.0100, 2nd 9.0100 (Unit: MHz)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 5 W internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 2–3 / 4–5 / 6–7 / 8–9 / 12–14 / 16-17 / 18–19 / 22–23 / 25–26 MHz (Approx)
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? 150 W max (60 W above 23 MHz)

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.6 V DC
Current RX ? ? 2 A max
TX - - 30 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1957 and 1959 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 279 × 162 × 208 mm
(10.98 × 6.38 × 8.19 in)
287 × 112 × 62 mm
(11.30 × 4.41 × 2.44 in)
Weight ? 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1005 channels in 4 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000850/2 EDDYSTONE-000870 ICOM-IC-M000810