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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
EUR 71
USD 1,000
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 0.535-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) ?
Selectivity Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 1.25-1.45 MHz
2nd: 100 kHz
?
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 Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 75Ω 50/75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 85 VA max N/A
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 1967 and 1969 in Japan
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
368 × 178 × 228 mm
(14.49 × 7.01 × 8.98 in)
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/7 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000150