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Desktop VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability 1 ppm per °C change in ambient temperature. 0.1 ppm per °C with crystal control. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 27-240 MHz 2-12 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 5 µV (100 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB
4.5 kHz @ -60 dB

AM/FM
12 kHz @ -3 dB
32 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters 30 / 200 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz 465 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 500 mW @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 2-12 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 10/12.5 W 10 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC + Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 24V DC 13.5 (11...16) V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX - ? 2.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1958 and 1970 in Netherlands Between 197x and 197x in W.Germany
Dimensions 426 × 154 × 342 mm
(16.77 × 6.06 × 13.46 in)
245 × 475 × 295 mm
(9.65 × 18.70 × 11.61 in)
193 × 88 × 260 mm
(7.60 × 3.46 × 10.24 in)
Weight 8.80 kg (19.4 lbs) desktop model 21.50 kg (47.4 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000990R VAN-DER-HEEM-GRC-003030 SEMCOSET-SEMCO-ROTO-S