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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz
Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
465 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 2W 0.75 W

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 75/400Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells
Current RX 500mA ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 200x in UK Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain (Birmingham)
Dimensions 205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
Video output
TV sound output
Hamcomm I/F
AFC
Accessories ? ?
MPN FAIRHAVEN-RD000500VX EDDYSTONE-EB-000035-MK-II