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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
EUR 89 ~ EUR 311
Rating No reviews yet 3 reviews
HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up Less than 50 Hz/hr drift after warm up under constant supply and temperature conditions.
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
?
Selectivity 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) 13 kHz @-6db
6.5 kHz @-6db
3 kHz @-6db
1.2 kHz @-6db
300 Hz @-6db
100 Hz @-6db
Filters 500 Hz switchable crystal filter 13 / 6.5 / 3 / 1.2 / 0.3 / 0.1 kHz
Receiver system ? Double/triple conversion, 23 tubes
IF-freqs. ? 40 kHz
2.5 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1 W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Burndept
Impedance 70/80Ω 75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 1957 and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 480 × 265 × 510 mm
(18.90 × 10.43 × 20.08 in)
Weight ? 30.50 kg (67.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Military communication Military communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000730/4 RACAL-RA-000017L