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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 160m  80m  160m  80m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 1.6-2.7 / 2.7-4.7 MHz 15 kHz to 4 MHz in five bands (15-40 kHz / 100-250 kHz / 245-645 kHz / 0.635-1.65 MHz / 1.55-4 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity Better than 10 µV CW, Narrow filter (10 dB S/N)
15 kHz: 30 µV
40 kHz: 4 µV
100 kHz: 5 µV
250 kHz: 5 µV
645 kHz: 4 µV
1.65 MHz: 1 µV
4 MHz: 1 µV
Selectivity ? Wide: 8 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-40 dB)
Intermediate: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-40 dB)
Narrow: 1 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-40 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne (Band 1, 2 and 3) Double conversion superheterodyne (Band 4 and 5)
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 85 kHz / 4.5 MHz
2nd: 85 kHz
Image rejection Better than 90 dB ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance 50Ω 75-600Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains Mains or 24 V DC (with ext. power unit)
Current RX 70 mA @ 100-150 VAC 65 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1953 and 1964 in United Kingdom
Dimensions 430 × 220 × 250 mm
(16.93 × 8.66 × 9.84 in)
454 × 286 × 464 mm
(17.87 × 11.26 × 18.27 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000909A MARCONI-MERCURY