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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.6-2.7 / 2.7-4.7 MHz 540 kHz - 44 MHz in 4 bands. 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   FM   AFSK  
Sensitivity Better than 10 µV ? Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 8 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
Image rejection Better than 90 dB ? 75 dB
Audio output ? ? More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - FM   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains Mains 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground)
Current RX 70 mA @ 100-150 VAC ? 0.3-1 A
TX - - 15 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1938 and 1939 in USA Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 430 × 220 × 250 mm
(16.93 × 8.66 × 9.84 in)
? 150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 207 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only).
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000909A HALLICRAFTERS-S-000020-SKY-CHAMPION ICOM-IC-V008000