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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz - 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   -
RF-output ? AM: 275 W, CW: 350 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX Max 100 W - 80 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1958 and 1959 in USA Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
546 × 305 × 432 mm
(21.50 × 12.01 × 17.01 in)
?
Weight 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs) 45.36 kg (100.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? 2ea. Amperex AX-9909 final
VFO
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000880/2 WRL-/-GLOBE-CHAMPION-000300(A) EDDYSTONE-000730/7