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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
4-Band SSB/CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 100 kHz 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-24 MHz in 5 bands 38-55 MHz 3.5-3.9 / 7.0-7.3 / 14.0-14.35 / 21.0-21.45 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 5 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External handset ?

Transmitter

TX-range - ? 3.5-3.9 / 7.0-7.3 / 14.0-14.35 / 21.0-21.45 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 0.9 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 1.5, -6, 67.5 and 135 V DC 12 V DC from battery pack and a built-in voltage converter 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 420 mA
TX - ? 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1963 in Great Britain Between 196x and 197x in Sweden by SRA Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 279 × 162 × 208 mm
(10.98 × 6.38 × 8.19 in)
265 × 455 × 85 mm
(10.43 × 17.91 × 3.35 in)
175 × 136 × 63 mm
(6.89 × 5.35 × 2.48 in)
Weight 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000870A MILITARY-RA-000105 CRKITS-KN-Q000010A