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Desktop UHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 10m  ?
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C change in ambient temperature ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 230-870 MHz in 2 ranges 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM: < 5 µV
FM: < 4 µV
0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 36.5 MHz ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output 150 mW ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) -
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   -
RF-output ? AM: 7 W, FM/SSB: 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 12-16V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? ? 80 W
TX - 3-5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 197x in Great Britain Between 199x and 200x Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 425 × 146 × 133 mm
(16.73 × 5.75 × 5.24 in)
154 × 52 × 248 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 9.76 in)
?
Weight 8.16 kg (18.0 lbs) desktop model 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Repeater offset (Shift) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000990S RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000010 EDDYSTONE-000730/7