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Mobile Shortwave receiver
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 6m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 500 kHz - 30.6 MHz in 5 bands 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 450 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1 W 700 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC
Impedance 70Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Batteries 9 V DC
Current RX 2.5 A ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 195x in Great Britain Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions ? 210 × 175 × 60 mm
(8.27 × 6.89 × 2.36 in)
Weight ? 700 gr (1.5 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Automatic volume control Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000710 WHISTLER-WS001025