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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m. (0⁰C – 50⁰C) 0.5 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz minimum 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 480 kHz - 30 MHz in five bands 0.03-60 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
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Selectivity ? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
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Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne, 15 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne SDR, SDR, Direct Sampling SDR 245.76Msps – 16 bit
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6 m 160-6 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
RF-output ? 5-200 W 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM)

Connections

Antenna - BNC + SO-239 BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (85-265 V AC) 13.8 V DC +/- 15% (14 V DC Nominal)
Current RX 80 W 200 VA 1.7 A
TX - 800 VA max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1962 in Great Britain Between 2014 and 201x in Japan Between 2024 and 202x in USA
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
356 × 171 × 337 mm
(14.02 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? 101 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features • ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Rack Handles • Calibrator 100 kHz • RF Gain • BFO ±3 kHz • Mute • 140:1 Tune Ratio • Standby • NL • Dial Lamp • Dimmer (back panel) • AVC ON/OFF • Flywheel Tuning 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Optional Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR
Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000680X ICOM-IC-007851 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-008600