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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   SSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne SDR, Direct Sampling SDR 245.76Msps – 16 bit
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? 2 × 7 Watts max 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Internal batteries or mains 13.8 V DC +/- 15% (14 V DC Nominal)
Current RX ? ? 1.7 A
TX - - 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1969 in Great Britain Between 1979 and 1982 Between 2024 and 202x in USA
Dimensions ? 530 × 290 × 120 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 4.72 in)
356 × 171 × 337 mm
(14.02 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) without batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Analogue and digital frequency display
S-Meter
SSB / BFO
Optional Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR
Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/2 GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-002400SL FLEXRADIO-FLEX-008600M