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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz 50-905 MHz
Modulations AM   SSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 3V (10dB S/N)
FM: 1.5V (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1V (12 dB SINAD @ 83 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4 x LR20/D + 3 x LR6/AA 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? 60-120 mA Max 1 A
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1969 in Great Britain Between 1993 and 19xx Between 1988 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 285 × 178 × 64 mm
(11.22 × 7.01 × 2.52 in)
180 × 75 × 180 mm
(7.09 × 2.95 × 7.09 in)
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) without batteries 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 45 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Bandscope TV tuner front end
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/2 SANGEAN-ATS-000818 STANDARD-AX-000700