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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 50 cps per hour after warm up
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.12-31 MHz 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N in SSB mode
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input)

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 25/100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (NCX-A)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1974 in Great Britain Between 1965 and 1968 Between 1965 and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 333 × 149 × 279 mm
(13.11 × 5.87 × 10.98 in)
350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
Weight ? 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker
MPN EDDYSTONE-001830/1 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000146 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII