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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
GBP 157
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  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 Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.225-31.2 MHz in 6 bands 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   W-FM mono   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 Single / double conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 2455 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
450 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W, external speaker required 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna N-type -
Impedance 75Ω 70/80Ω
Other - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1968 in Netherlands Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight ? 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Military communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN PHILIPS-000008-RO-501 EDDYSTONE-000730/8