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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m ? 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) ? Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
? AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.2 MHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m ? -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - -
RF-output 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) ? Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX 100 W ? 90 VA
TX 400 W ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 197x in USA Between 196x and 196x Between 1953 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
? 425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) ? 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Solid state with tube final ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007 EUDGERT-000400A5-(DIAMOND) EDDYSTONE-000770R