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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Bookshelf UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m  70cm 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 1.5-30 MHz (230 – 530 kHz optional) 430-436 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
CW: 0.2 µV (6 dB S/N)
AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
Variable 0.3-5 kHz (–6 dB)
Formfactor -6/-60 dB: 1:4 at 5 kHz bandwidth
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Single conversion, 10 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 465 kHz 1st: 1326 kHz ?
Image rejection 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz > 60 dB ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD 2 W/4000 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 430-436 MHz
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 3 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239 + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 75/400Ω 60Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available Mains (110/125/220 V AC +/-10% 40-60 Hz, 65 W and 220V DC +/-10%, 85 W) 13.8V DC
Current RX 77 mA typical ? 40 mA
TX - - Max 1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 1952 and 1957 in West Germany Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
552 × 356 × 340 mm
(21.73 × 14.02 × 13.39 in)
61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 44.00 kg (97.1 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VXO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII SIEMENS-000745-E303 ICOM-IC-000302