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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  60m  20m  15m  ?
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 1.6-22 MHz in four bands 545 kHz - 33 MHz with plug-in coils
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
? ?
Selectivity 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? XTAL-filter was added in later versions
Receiver system Single conversion ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 720 kHz ? 465 kHz
Image rejection 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 or 24V DC Mains Mains
Current RX Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 1934 and 193x Between 1932 and 1935 in USA
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
? 527 × 241 × 349 mm
(20.75 × 9.49 × 13.74 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000001-SKYRIDER HAMMARLUND-COMET-PRO