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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF SWR Analyser

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.12-31 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-823 / 851-868 / 896-1126 MHz 138-156 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? N-FM 20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation
29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
137-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
806-956 MHz: 0.6 µV
AM 20 dB S/N at 60% modulation
108-137 MHz: 1.5 µV
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Selectivity ? 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -50 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 380.7 / 10.85 MHz / 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 350 mW max ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6V DC / 4×AA 9 V DC
Current RX ? 70-180 mA max -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1974 in Great Britain Between 1998 and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 63 × 158 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.22 × 1.57 in)
64 × 190 × 57 mm
(2.52 × 7.48 × 2.24 in)
Weight ? 229 gr (8.1 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 150 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Trunking scanner ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-001830/1 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000091 MFJ-000208