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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 60-89 / 108-138 / 140-179 / 380-519 MHz 0.3-30 MHz 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   AM   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity FM VHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
FM UHF: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity +/- 25 kHz (-60 dB) ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Kyocera F455R 15A
? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne + Built-in telescopic - -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.2 V DC or mains + 2 × R6/AA for memory backup Mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? ? 80 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1965 and 1969 in Great Britain Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 270 × 95 × 230 mm
(10.63 × 3.74 × 9.06 in)
? ?
Weight 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 70 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Built-in clock
LED display
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DLS-000070 EDDYSTONE-000830/2 EDDYSTONE-000730/6