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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Power / SWR-meter
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) - ?
Tuning steps ? - Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 1.8-30 MHz 545 kHz - 33 MHz with plug-in coils
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   All mode   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
- ?
Selectivity 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
- ?
Filters ? - XTAL-filter was added in later versions
Receiver system Single conversion ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 720 kHz ? 465 kHz
Image rejection 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.8-30 MHz -
Modulations - All mode   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 or 24V DC None Mains
Current RX Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC - ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 1970 and 1981 in USA Between 1932 and 1935 in USA
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
133 × 133 × 165 mm
(5.24 × 5.24 × 6.50 in)
527 × 241 × 349 mm
(20.75 × 9.49 × 13.74 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 HEATHKIT-HM-000102 HAMMARLUND-COMET-PRO