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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  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 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 30-50 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz (US-version) 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz XTAL Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 1.25-1.45 MHz
2nd: 100 kHz
? 450 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 ? 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) -
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 85 VA max 12 W / 6 W 80 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
? 426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) ? 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/7 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000048 EDDYSTONE-000730/8