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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz minimum

Receiver

RX-range 480 kHz - 30 MHz in five bands 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
Selectivity ? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz) More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz) More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz) More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz) More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne, 15 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6 m
2000 m option
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? 5-200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (85-265 V AC)
Current RX 80 W 150 VA
TX - 800 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1962 in Great Britain Between 2014 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features • ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Rack Handles • Calibrator 100 kHz • RF Gain • BFO ±3 kHz • Mute • 140:1 Tune Ratio • Standby • NL • Dial Lamp • Dimmer (back panel) • AVC ON/OFF • Flywheel Tuning 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000680X ICOM-IC-007850