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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ? ±0.3 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 26-27 MHz (exact range depends on version) 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
FM better + 2dbmV EMK for 20 dB
AM better + 4dbmV EMK for 12 dB
SSB: -125 dBm (0.12 µV)
Selectivity 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
? >65 dB at -1 kHz at -1 kHz +4 kHz SCF (USB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz, 2.4 kHz, 2.75 kHz, 3 kHz (software defined)
Receiver system Single conversion ? SDR Processing Architecture
IF-freqs. 720 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) ≥ 48 dB >90 dB
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD 2 Watt to 8 Ohm load 4.0 W into 4 Ω (external H-250 interface) 0.5 W into 8 Ω (handset)

Transmitter

TX-range - 26-27 MHz (exact range depends on version) 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? FM: 4 W, AM: 1 W 150 W PEP — user programmable Hi, Med, Lo

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 or 24V DC 13.8 V DC 10 V to 35 V DC
Current RX Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? 650 mA
TX - ? 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 2002 and 20xx in Germany Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
? 220 × 66 × 190 mm
(8.66 × 2.60 × 7.48 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) RF-unit + handset
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Marine / Navy Citizen Band (27Mc) Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Up to 500 contact list entries
IP67 / MIL-STD-810G
GPS
Data + voice encryption
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 ALBRECHT-AE-004190 CODAN-SENTRY-H