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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 150-380 kHz / 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 136-174 MHz 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 108-180 / 320-480 / 700-958 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W High: 50/50/50/35 W, Mid1: 20/20/20/20 W, Mid2: 10/10/10/10 W, Low: 5/5/5/5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? Max 0.5 A ?
TX - Max 6 A Max 8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1960 in Great Britain Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 2002 and 200x
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight ? 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features • Speaker Output • Dial Lamp • Rack Handles • Tuning Indicator • Speaker • Phono Input • Vernier Tuning • Log Scale 0-2500 • Tone • Flywheel Tuning PLL IC: PLL2001 ARTS, CTCSS and DCS. WIRES-compatible (internet connection). 1200/9600 bps packet jack. Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000670A ICOM-IC-000229A YAESU-FT-008900R