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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Compact HF transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 150-380 kHz / 0.54-30 MHz in four bands - 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD (Preamp ON)

AM
0.5-1.605 MHz; ≥ 12.6 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 2.0 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW
2.1 kHz/-6 dB, 4.0 kHz/-60 dB

AM
6.0 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-80 m 1.605-2 / 3.5-4 / 5-8 / 9-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 10 W 5-100 W (AM 5-25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) ? 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? - 1.3-2.1 A
TX - ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1960 in Great Britain Between 196x and 196x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 216 × 90 × 127 mm
(8.50 × 3.54 × 5.00 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight ? ? 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features • Speaker Output • Dial Lamp • Rack Handles • Tuning Indicator • Speaker • Phono Input • Vernier Tuning • Log Scale 0-2500 • Tone • Flywheel Tuning ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000670A CODAR-AT000005 ICOM-IC-000077