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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.6-2.7 / 2.7-4.7 MHz VHF 15-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Better than 10 µV ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 90 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 15-160 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains ? 12-14V DC
Current RX 70 mA @ 100-150 VAC ? ?
TX - - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1974 and 197x Between 197x and 198x
Dimensions 430 × 220 × 250 mm
(16.93 × 8.66 × 9.84 in)
? 248 × 95 × 302 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 11.89 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) ? 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000909A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000004 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000151