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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 25 / 12.5 kHz 25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 150-380 kHz / 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 146-174 MHz
450-470 MHz
146-174 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ≤0.251 µV / 0.282 µV ≤ 0.251 µV / 0.282 µV
Selectivity ? 65 dB 65 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.5 W 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 146-174 MHz
450-470 MHz
146-174 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 5 / 4 / 2 W 5 / 4 / 2 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) 7.4V, 1650mAh (Li-Ion Battery) 7.4V, 1300mAh (Li-Ion)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1960 in Great Britain Between 201x and 201x in China Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 113 × 54 × 35 mm
(4.45 × 2.13 × 1.38 in)
110 × 52 × 28 mm
(4.33 × 2.05 × 1.10 in)
Weight ? 280 gr (9.9 oz) 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Commercial / Land mobile communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features • Speaker Output • Dial Lamp • Rack Handles • Tuning Indicator • Speaker • Phono Input • Vernier Tuning • Log Scale 0-2500 • Tone • Flywheel Tuning Compliant with MIL-STD 810 C/D/E/F ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000670A HYTERA-TC-000508 HYTERA-TC-000518