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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 Mhz 0.1-30 MHz 225 - 399.995 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 225 - 399.995 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W FM: 4-20 W, AM: 2-5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 N-type + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? 900 mA ?
TX - Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 195x in Great Britain Between 1980 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 425 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
?
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000670 ICOM-IC-000720A MOTOROLA-LST-000005B