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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Phone Patch
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  None  6m 
Freq. stability ? - ?
Tuning steps Continuous - ?

Receiver

RX-range 150-380 kHz / 0.54-30 MHz in four bands N/A 500 kHz - 30.6 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   All mode   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? - ?
Selectivity ? - ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne - Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? - 450 kHz
Image rejection ? - ?
Audio output ? - 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - N/A -
Modulations - All mode   -
RF-output ? - ?

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) Mains Batteries
Current RX ? ? 2.5 A
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1960 in Great Britain Between 1960 and 1965 in USA Between 1949 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 187 × 117 × 102 mm
(7.36 × 4.61 × 4.02 in)
?
Weight ? 1.13 kg (2.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features • Speaker Output • Dial Lamp • Rack Handles • Tuning Indicator • Speaker • Phono Input • Vernier Tuning • Log Scale 0-2500 • Tone • Flywheel Tuning - Automatic volume control
Accessories ? - ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000670A HEATHKIT-HD-000019 EDDYSTONE-000710