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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 57 ~ USD 75
GBP 157
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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
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50/600Ω 70/80Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 30 W @ 110 VAC 80 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 343 × 149 × 222 mm
(13.50 × 5.87 × 8.74 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000120 EDDYSTONE-000730/8