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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Transmitter
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 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 - 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - 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
? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 465 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 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m/6 m 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? AM: 35 W, CW: 50 W (input) 5 .. 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available Separate PSU 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 77 mA typical - 400-600 mA
TX - ? 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
? 140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII GONSET-COMMANDER ALINCO-DR-000735T