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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz 0.6-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW  
Sensitivity better than 5 µV (15 µV for 550-1500 kHz) ? ≥ 2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 5 kHz
300 Hz with optional crystal filter
Filters 5 kHz (6 dB) 25 kHz (40 dB) ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 465 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W 0.75 W 3 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 75/400Ω 75/400Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 12V DC or 6×U2 cells Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells Mains
Current RX 36-180 mA ? 65 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham) Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
426 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
Weight 5.80 kg (12.8 lbs) less batteries ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Marine / Navy Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010 EDDYSTONE-EB-000035 EDDYSTONE-000504