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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 480 kHz - 30 MHz in five bands 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 1 µV (S+N/N)
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne, 15 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 1 / 100 W

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-16 V DC
Current RX 80 W 2 A
TX - 3-20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1962 in Great Britain Between 1975 and 1977 in USA
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
367 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.45 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features • ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Rack Handles • Calibrator 100 kHz • RF Gain • BFO ±3 kHz • Mute • 140:1 Tune Ratio • Standby • NL • Dial Lamp • Dimmer (back panel) • AVC ON/OFF • Flywheel Tuning ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000680X HEATHKIT-HW-000104