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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) 10-400 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
AM: 0.8 µV
400-1000 MHz
N-FM: 0.7 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
1000-1500 MHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV
Selectivity Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 1.25-1.45 MHz
2nd: 100 kHz
1st: 724.20 MHz
2nd: 287.550 MHz
Image rejection 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB ?
Audio output 2.5 W 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.8-6 V DC internal batteries or 9-16 V DC external
Current RX 85 VA max 95-140 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
63 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) 315 gr (11.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Backlit LCD
Backlit keypad
Attenuator
Sleep timer
Accessories ? ABF125 VHF Airband Filter (BNC M to F)
ABF128 VHF Airband Filter, Bandpass: 108-136 MHz. (BNC M to BNC F)
RU2700 IC Recorder (20 Seconds) Slot Card
SC2700 Vinyl carry case.
DA900 Flexible antenna 9 inch [BNC]
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/7 AOR-AR-002700