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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m 
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 500 kHz - 30.6 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal ?
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m -
Modulations CW   -
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 70Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC Batteries
Current RX 35 mA 2.5 A
TX 450 mA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 1949 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
?
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? Automatic volume control
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 EDDYSTONE-000710