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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±0.05ppm (0°C to +50°C, after warm up) Within ±10 x 10-6 (±0.5 x 10-6 with SO-2)
Tuning steps Continuous 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.12-31 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 0.10 - 1.799 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): -
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 6,3µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.5µV

1.80 - 29.99 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): 0.5µV
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 2µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.16µV

50.0 - 54.0 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): 0.32µV
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 1µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.13µV

*) All values with pre-amp ON
AM (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 2 µV (1.750 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
Less than 0.25 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.25 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
SSB/CW (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 0.2 µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
Selectivity ? SSB, RTTY (BW: 2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-3dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/-60dB

CW (BW: 500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/-3dB
Less than 700 Hz/-60dB

AM (BW: 6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/-3dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/-60dB

FM (BW: 15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/-60dB
AM
More than 4.0 kHz (-6dB),
Less than 20.0 kHz (-50 db)
FM
More than 12.0 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 25.0 kHz (-50 db)
SSB/CW
More than 2.2 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 15, 6 and 3 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne FM: triple superheterodyne, other: double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (for all modes)
2nd: 36 kHz (for all modes)
1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz(FM only)
Image rejection ? More than 70 dB Greater than 70 dB
Audio output ? More than 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! SSB/CW/FM/FSK: 100 W; AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains, 85-265 VAC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? Max 210 VA 2 A
TX - Max 800 VA 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1974 in Great Britain Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
Weight ? 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 7" color TFT
Built-in auto-ATU
Built-in RTTY/PSK31 decoder
Dual DSP
Spectrum scope DVR
2×USB
+40 dBm ultra high intercept point
50 CTCSS tone encoder and decoder
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-001830/1 ICOM-IC-007700 KENWOOD-TS-000570DG