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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
VHF airband receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 Mhz 0.55-30 MHz 118-143 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 1.8 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion, all tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 9 V DC (6*R6/AA)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 195x in Great Britain Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 425 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
? 76 × 175 × 35 mm
(2.99 × 6.89 × 1.38 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) ? 558 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000670 GONSET-GR-000211 SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000517-"SKY-ACE"