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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver
Bookshelf UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  70cm 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 26.965-27.? MHz 430-436 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
? ?
Selectivity 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.? MHz 430-436 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? W 3 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239 + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 75/400Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available ? 13.8V DC
Current RX 77 mA typical ? 40 mA
TX - ? Max 1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
? 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VXO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000055 ICOM-IC-000302