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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz ? 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 -
Impedance 50/600Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 30 W @ 110 VAC ? 80 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 Between 1950 and 196x in Brazil Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 343 × 149 × 222 mm
(13.50 × 5.87 × 8.74 in)
? 426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) ? 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000120 DELTA-000208 EDDYSTONE-000730/8