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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   SSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? 7 kHz @ -6 dB
19 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 3 W

Connections

Antenna - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4 x LR20/D + 3 x LR6/AA Mains
Current RX ? 60-120 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1969 in Great Britain Between 1993 and 19xx Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 285 × 178 × 64 mm
(11.22 × 7.01 × 2.52 in)
157 × 55 × 222 mm
(6.18 × 2.17 × 8.74 in)
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) without batteries 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 45 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/2 SANGEAN-ATS-000818 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-000300