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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-0.6 MHz 0.15-18 MHz 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations - AM   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 5 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1957 and 1959 in Great Britain Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 279 × 162 × 208 mm
(10.98 × 6.38 × 8.19 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
Weight ? 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? AC-E60HG AC adapter
MPN EDDYSTONE-000850/2 EDDYSTONE-000870 SONY-ICF-SC000001