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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC) 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.1-30 / 76-90 / 87-108 MHz (XM Satellite radio option) 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
? ?
Selectivity 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
? ?
Filters ? 2.5 / 4 / 7 kHz ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) Built-in telescopic
Impedance 75/400Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available 6V DC (4R20/D) 4LR6 or 6V DC external
Current RX 77 mA typical ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 200x and 200x in India Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
333 × 180 × 58 mm
(13.11 × 7.09 × 2.28 in)
194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? 850 gr (1.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1700 channels in 1 bank(s) 125 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PBT. Dual clocks and timers 320*240 pixel 5.7" LCD Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation
Accessories ? ? -
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII ETÓN-E000001-XM SONY-ICF-SW000055E