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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop UHF Transceiver
Six meter transverter

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  ?
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ± 5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 430-440 MHz 28-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.1 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.5 µV @ 10 dB S/N for SSB
1.0 µV @ 10 dB S/N for AM
Selectivity 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? Optional 500 Hz CW filter ?
Receiver system Single conversion Quadruple (SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 720 kHz 1st: 70.45 / 7.45 MHz
2nd: 9.01 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.01 MHz
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Image rejection 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) 70 dB ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 28-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   SSB  
RF-output ? 2.5-25 W 50 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 or 24V DC 13.8 V DC or mains 11-pin connector from transceiver
Current RX Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC 1.1-1.3 A ?
TX - 7.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
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Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CI-V ?
Accessories ? High stability crystal unit
Satellite communication interface unit
CI-V level converter
Tone squelch unit
Voice synthesizer unit
CW narrow filter (500 Hz)
Mobile mounting bracket
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MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 ICOM-IC-000475E YAESU-FTV-000650B