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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 80 / 75 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10m 545 kHz - 33 MHz with plug-in coils
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
? ?
Selectivity 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? XTAL-filter was added in later versions
Receiver system Single conversion ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? 465 kHz
Image rejection 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD Requires external speaker 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 75/400Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available Mains Mains
Current RX 77 mA typical ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 1970 and 1975 Between 1932 and 1935 in USA
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
? 527 × 241 × 349 mm
(20.75 × 9.49 × 13.74 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII LAFAYETTE-HA-000600 HAMMARLUND-COMET-PRO