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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ?
Tuning steps Continuous 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.12-31 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 0.5-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 10/20 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-15V DC 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? 0.9 A ?
TX - 22 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1974 in Great Britain Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions ? 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
154 × 56 × 176 mm
(6.06 × 2.20 × 6.93 in)
Weight ? 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories None 144 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-001830/1 ELECRAFT-K000003 TOKYO-HY-POWER-HT-000200