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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   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 ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W -

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance ? 70/80Ω
Other - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 19xx in Great Britain 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
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-VESPA-MARK-II EDDYSTONE-000730/8