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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop VHF Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 150-380 kHz / 0.54-30 MHz in four bands - -
Modulations AM   - -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m / 160 m optional 50-54 / 144-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   DSB   FSK   RTTY   AM   CW  
RF-output ? 100 W (180 W INPUT) 75 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) Mains Mains
Current RX ? - -
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1960 in Great Britain Between 1958 and 196x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 457 × 222 × 381 mm
(17.99 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
292 × 152 × 241 mm
(11.50 × 5.98 × 9.49 in)
Weight ? 40.80 kg (90.0 lbs) 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features • Speaker Output • Dial Lamp • Rack Handles • Tuning Indicator • Speaker • Phono Input • Vernier Tuning • Log Scale 0-2500 • Tone • Flywheel Tuning ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000670A CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000100V AMECO-TX-000062