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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m. +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz minimum 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.03-60 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz) More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz) More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz) More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz) More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz ?
Receiver system Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 465 kHz 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6 m
2000 m option
144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? 5-200 W 5 .. 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available Mains (85-265 V AC) 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 77 mA typical 150 VA 400-600 mA
TX - 800 VA max 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 2014 and 201x in Japan Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII ICOM-IC-007850 ALINCO-DR-000735T