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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Mobile dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C ? ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 144-146 MHz
Converter for 10m OSCAR communication
88-108 / 136-174 / 350-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
? 12 kHz @ -6 dB
30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? 49.95 MHz / 450 kHz (left band)
38.85 MHz / 450 kHz (right band)
Image rejection 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? 2W@8Ω for 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 5 / 10 / 20 / 50 (UHF:40) W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 75/400Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 77 mA typical ? 500 mA
TX - ? 8.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
375 × 130 × 310 mm
(14.76 × 5.12 × 12.20 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 809 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII FDK-MULTI-002700 TYT-TH-007800