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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 Hz Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Rx: Continuous, Tx: XTAL 0.01 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 0.49-29.999 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? > 60db at –1 kHz 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system XTAL for TX (VFO option) 12 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 1.605-29.999 MHz -
Modulations AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   -
RF-output 20 W (input) 150 W -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 11.6-15.6 V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? 1.5 A max 80 W
TX ? 22 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 1996 and 20xx in USA Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1176 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Military communication
Features ? DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
?
Accessories ? SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner ?
MPN CLEGG-000022'ER SEA-000235 EDDYSTONE-000730/8