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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC) 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 1.3-21 MHz in four bands 0.170-0.4 / 0.54-11.5 MHz in four bands
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 ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion 7 tubes Single conversion, 8 tubes
IF-freqs. 720 kHz ? 455 kHz
Image rejection 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 or 24V DC Mains Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC)
Current RX Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 1934 and 19xx in USA Between 1950 and 1952 in USA
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
? 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? BFO
Passive AVC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000004-SUPER-SKYRIDER HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072L