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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Military HF set
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 ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-40 MHz in 4 bands 1.6-30 MHz 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   All mode   AM   CW  
Sensitivity < 5 µV ? 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 - 1.6-30 MHz -
Modulations - All mode   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary (military) -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1956 in USA Between 2014 and 20xx in China Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000088 PANDA-RF-000041A00A EDDYSTONE-000730/6