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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 10-160 m 3-32 MHz
0.5-3 MHz with reduced sensitivity
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
? 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? SDR using high-performance 32-bit floating-point DSP
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 80-10 m ham bands
Modulations - CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W 80-15m: 10W max, 12-10m: 8W max

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 75/400Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available Mains 6.5-14V DC
Current RX 77 mA typical ? 135 mA
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2016 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
304.8 × 152.4 × 406.4 mm
(12.00 × 6.00 × 16.00 in)
147 × 71 × 38 mm
(5.79 × 2.80 × 1.50 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 10.21 kg (22.5 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz) without options
Form factor Base Station Unknown Portable

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in PSK/TTY decode/encode
Built-in QSK keyer
Built-in speaker
Low-profile knops and feet
Rear tilt foot
High contrast alphanumeric LCD
Integrated numeric keypad for direct frequency entry
Computer control via supplied USB or RS232 cable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RJX-000810D ELECRAFT-KX000002