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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 15 p.p.m. at o °C~60 °C
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 150-380 kHz / 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 250 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations - FM  
RF-output ? 0.1 / 1 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) ?
Current RX ? 6-170 mA
TX - 300-600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1960 in Great Britain Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 61 × 148 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 5.83 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-22
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Marine / Navy 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 ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000670A ICOM-IC-000002A