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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option
Tuning steps Continuous 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.12-31 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

Antenna - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-15V DC
Current RX ? 0.9 A
TX - 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1974 in Great Britain Between 2007 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
Weight ? 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
Accessories ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-001830/1 ELECRAFT-K000003