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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.6-2.7 / 2.7-4.7 MHz 100-200 / 300-520 / 700-1000 / 1200-1320 MHz 15-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Better than 10 µV Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 90 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (Europe) 15-160 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 1 / 1 / 0.28 W, Low: 300 / 300 / 170 mW 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 3.3-8.4V DC (4.5V DC nominal) 12-14V DC
Current RX 70 mA @ 100-150 VAC 33-90 mA ?
TX - 220-950 mA Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1996 and 199x in Japan Between 197x and 198x
Dimensions 430 × 220 × 250 mm
(16.93 × 8.66 × 9.84 in)
58 × 104 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 4.09 × 1.06 in)
248 × 95 × 302 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 11.89 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) including battery and antenna 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF/CTCSS. Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000909A STANDARD-C-000710 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000151