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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
EUR 71
USD 1,000
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
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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 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) ?
Selectivity Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 1.25-1.45 MHz
2nd: 100 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
Image rejection 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB ?
Audio output 2.5 W 0.75 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 75Ω 75/400Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells
Current RX 85 VA max ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham)
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/7 EDDYSTONE-EB-000035