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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? less than 500 Hz variation ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.12-31 MHz - 80-10m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? 4 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-29 / 29-30 MHz
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Modulations - AM   CW   -
RF-output ? 50 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 40-1000Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (110 / 125 / 140 / 160 / 220 / 280 V AC, 50-60 Hz) Mains or 12V DC
Current RX ? - ?
TX - 195 VA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1974 in Great Britain Between 1964 and 1966 in Italy Between 1971 and 1973
Dimensions ? 520 × 260 × 250 mm
(20.47 × 10.24 × 9.84 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Preselector, NL, Calibrator, AGC, Q-Multiplier, Record Jack, Mute Line, RF Gain, HFO Output.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-001830/1 GELOSO-G000004/223 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-SX-000190