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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up Within 100 Hz after warm up
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 10-80 + WWV m
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
0.25 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters 500 Hz switchable crystal filter -
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1 W 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m
Modulations - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239
Impedance 70/80Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC)
Current RX 80 W 700 mA
TX - 18 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
Weight ? 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout
Accessories ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000730/4 KENWOOD-TS-000120S