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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF SWR Analyser
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 1.8-170 / 415-470 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   All mode   All mode  
Sensitivity better than 5 µV (15 µV for 550-1500 kHz) ? -
Selectivity ? ? -
Filters 5 kHz (6 dB) 25 kHz (40 dB) ? -
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - ? 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type SO-239
Impedance 75/400Ω 10-600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 12V DC or 6×U2 cells ? None
Current RX 36-180 mA - -
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 196x in Great Britain Between 20xx and 20xx Between 1970 and 1981 in USA
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
? 133 × 133 × 165 mm
(5.24 × 5.24 × 6.50 in)
Weight 5.80 kg (12.8 lbs) less batteries ? 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Large LCD screen -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010 MFJ-000269 HEATHKIT-HM-000102