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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  2000m 
Freq. stability ?
Tuning steps Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 15 kHz to 4 MHz in five bands (15-40 kHz / 100-250 kHz / 245-645 kHz / 0.635-1.65 MHz / 1.55-4 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW  
Sensitivity CW, Narrow filter (10 dB S/N)
15 kHz: 30 µV
40 kHz: 4 µV
100 kHz: 5 µV
250 kHz: 5 µV
645 kHz: 4 µV
1.65 MHz: 1 µV
4 MHz: 1 µV
Selectivity Wide: 8 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-40 dB)
Intermediate: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-40 dB)
Narrow: 1 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-40 dB)
Filters ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne (Band 1, 2 and 3) Double conversion superheterodyne (Band 4 and 5)
IF-freqs. 1st: 85 kHz / 4.5 MHz
2nd: 85 kHz
Image rejection ?
Audio output Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range -
Modulations -
RF-output ?

Connections

Antenna -
Impedance 75-600Ω
Other -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 24 V DC (with ext. power unit)
Current RX 65 W
TX -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1964 in United Kingdom
Dimensions 454 × 286 × 464 mm
(17.87 × 11.26 × 18.27 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station

Other features

Memories None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ?
Accessories ?
MPN MARCONI-MERCURY