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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? From 14 MHz up: low
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 13 tubes ? Double conversion, all tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations - AM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 1.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1969 in Great Britain Between 1973 and 1975 Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 425 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
90 × 215 × 40 mm
(3.54 × 8.46 × 1.57 in)
?
Weight 19.50 kg (43.0 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 3 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000940 ZODIAC-P-003003 GONSET-GR-000212