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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 10 ppm (0 to 60° C)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz / 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 480 kHz - 30 MHz in five bands 30-50 / 152-174 MHz 0.15-1500 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM/SSB/CW: 10dB S/N
FM-N/FM-W: 12dB SINAD

Mode 0.15-1.5 MHz 1.5-30 MHz 30-1000 MHz 1-1.5 GHz
AM 25µV 1µV 1µV 1.9µV
SSB 0.9µV 0.3µV 0.3µV 0.4µV
FM N 0.4µV 0.4µV 0.4µV 0.4µV
FM W - - 1.0µV 1.0µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW 2.5 kHz @ 6dB
AM 6 kHz @ 6dB
FM-N 15 kHz @ 6dB
FM-W 230 kHz @ 6dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne, 15 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 65dB
Audio output ? ? 0.2W (8 ohm load)

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains ?
Current RX 80 W ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1962 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
? ?
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features • ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Rack Handles • Calibrator 100 kHz • RF Gain • BFO ±3 kHz • Mute • 140:1 Tune Ratio • Standby • NL • Dial Lamp • Dimmer (back panel) • AVC ON/OFF • Flywheel Tuning ? RS-232 computer interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000680X RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000002A WINRADIO-WR-001550E