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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-0.6 MHz 0.15-18 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB
4.5 kHz @ -60 dB

AM/FM
12 kHz @ -3 dB
32 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 5 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.5 (11...16) V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX - - 2.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1957 and 1959 in Great Britain Between 197x and 197x in W.Germany
Dimensions ? 279 × 162 × 208 mm
(10.98 × 6.38 × 8.19 in)
193 × 88 × 260 mm
(7.60 × 3.46 × 10.24 in)
Weight ? 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000850/2 EDDYSTONE-000870 SEMCOSET-SEMCO-ROTO-S