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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.005 %
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia) 26.965 - 27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) ? 0.8 μV for 10 dB; (S + N) /N typical (limit 1.6 μV)
Selectivity Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) ? 6 dB @ 7kHz, 70 dB @ 10kHz typical
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz ? Double Conversion Superheterodyne, PLL
IF-freqs. 1st: 1.25-1.45 MHz
2nd: 100 kHz
? 1st: 10.692 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB ? 65 dB
Audio output 2.5 W ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia) 26.965 - 27.405 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 13.8 V DC nom. (+ or - ground)
Current RX 85 VA max ? 800 mA
TX - ? 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 198x and 198x Between 2012 and 201x
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
? 152 × 58 × 327 mm
(5.98 × 2.28 × 12.87 in)
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/7 YAESU-FT-000709R UNIDEN-BEARCAT-PRO000505XL