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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 150-380 kHz / 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 68-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 30-50 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB S/N)
118-135 MHz: 1.6 µV (12 dB S/N)
140-170 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
410-510 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
810-950 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 155 MHz: 22 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB (at 155 MHz)
Audio output ? 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) 12 V DC
Current RX ? 230-500 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1960 in Great Britain Between 1992 and 19xx in Philippines
Dimensions ? 160 × 41 × 188 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.40 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 14 channels/second
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features • Speaker Output • Dial Lamp • Rack Handles • Tuning Indicator • Speaker • Phono Input • Vernier Tuning • Log Scale 0-2500 • Tone • Flywheel Tuning WX channels (USA)
Accessories ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000670A RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002026