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Desktop VHF Weather radio
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 162.400 / 162.475 / 162.550 MHz 1.5-30 MHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 260 mW @ 32 ohms ? 0.75 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.5-30 MHz -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 300/40 W PEP, CW: 250/25 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic BNC + Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 75/400Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains + 9V backup battery 20-32V DC (28V nominal) Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells
Current RX 5 W 30 W ?
TX - 1050 W max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in England Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham)
Dimensions 150 × 33 × 125 mm
(5.91 × 1.30 × 4.92 in)
? 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight 470 gr (1.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Marine / Navy
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-WEATHER-ALERT CLANSMAN-VRC-000322 EDDYSTONE-EB-000035