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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-18 MHz 40 kHz - 31 MHz in 10 bands 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   AM   CW   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 3 µV above 1500 kHz
8 µV for lower frequencies
?
Selectivity ? 2 kHz @ -2.5 dB
5 kHz @ -35 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 5 tubes Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 in Great Britain Between 194x and 194x in Great Britain Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 279 × 162 × 208 mm
(10.98 × 6.38 × 8.19 in)
520 × 305 × 342 mm
(20.47 × 12.01 × 13.46 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
Weight 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 22.90 kg (50.5 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? AC-E60HG AC adapter
MPN EDDYSTONE-000870 EDDYSTONE-000358 SONY-ICF-SC000001