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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 150-380 kHz / 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
< 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 720 kHz 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) > 60 dB
Audio output ? 1 W @ 10% THD 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) 12 or 24V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC Max 0.5 A
TX - - Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1960 in Great Britain Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 1990 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
Weight ? 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 750 gr (1.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features • Speaker Output • Dial Lamp • Rack Handles • Tuning Indicator • Speaker • Phono Input • Vernier Tuning • Log Scale 0-2500 • Tone • Flywheel Tuning ? PLL IC: PLL2001
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000670A EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 ICOM-IC-000229A