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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? 1 ppm per °C change in ambient temperature. 0.1 ppm per °C with crystal control.
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 27-240 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) 5 µV (100 dB S/N)
Selectivity Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? 30 / 200 kHz
Receiver system Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz Single conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 1.25-1.45 MHz
2nd: 100 kHz
10.7 MHz
Image rejection 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB ?
Audio output 2.5 W 500 mW @ 10% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC
Impedance 75Ω 75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12V DC
Current RX 85 VA max ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 1967 and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
426 × 154 × 342 mm
(16.77 × 6.06 × 13.46 in)
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) 8.80 kg (19.4 lbs) desktop model
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/7 EDDYSTONE-000990R