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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  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 Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 150-380 kHz / 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 2609-19355 kHz
(526-2727 kHz optional)
19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   AM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) External power supply Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 90 VA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1960 in Great Britain Between 1930 and 1934 in USA Between 1953 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? ? 425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight ? ? 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features • Speaker Output • Dial Lamp • Rack Handles • Tuning Indicator • Speaker • Phono Input • Vernier Tuning • Log Scale 0-2500 • Tone • Flywheel Tuning ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000670A NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000005 EDDYSTONE-000770R