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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ? ±500Hz per 30 minutes after warm-up
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 1240-1300 MHz 0.25-29.9 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
4.8 kbps voice: 0.35 µV (BER 1x10-2)
128 kbps data: 1.58 µV (BER 1x10-2)
0.7 µV 2-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB)
Selectivity 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
GMSK 4.8 kbps: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
GMSK 128 kbps: 140 kHz (-6 dB)
AM 6.0 kHz, SSB/CW 3 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 720 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) 50 dB ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? 2 Watts at 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 1240-1300 MHz -
Modulations - FM   DV   -
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 or 24V DC 13.8V DC +/-15% Mains (100/110/117/200/220/234 VAC 50/60 Hz)
Current RX Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC Max 1.5 A ?
TX - Max 7 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 1977 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
150 × 50 × 50 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 1.97 in)
360 × 125 × 295 mm
(14.17 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) Panel + Transceiver 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ANL (Automatic Noise Limiting)
Attenuator
Carry handle
Digital clock timer
Digital display
Fine tuning
Mute line
Pre-selector
Record jack
Recorder activation jacks
S-Meter
Tone control
¼" Headphones jack
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 ICOM-ID-000001 YAESU-FRG-007000