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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 480 kHz - 30 MHz in five bands 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 136-174 / 420-480 MHz
1240-1320 MHz (with UX-910 option)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? better than 5 µV (15 µV for 550-1500 kHz) FM: <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N: 0.5 kHz (-6 kHz), 1.34 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 5 kHz (6 dB) 25 kHz (40 dB) ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne, 15 tubes ? Single- double- or triple conversion superheterodyne, depending on band and mode IF frequency matrix
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? 2m/70cm: >60 dB 23cm: >50 dB
Audio output ? 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
1260-1300 MHz/10 W (with UX-910 option)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 5-50 / 5-50 W, 1-10 W on 23cm (with UX-910 option)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains, 12V DC or 6×U2 cells 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX 80 W 36-180 mA Max 3.5 A (with UX-910)
TX - - Max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1962 in Great Britain Between 1967 and 196x in Great Britain Between 2000 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) 5.80 kg (12.8 lbs) less batteries 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) without UX-910
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 212 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features • ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Rack Handles • Calibrator 100 kHz • RF Gain • BFO ±3 kHz • Mute • 140:1 Tune Ratio • Standby • NL • Dial Lamp • Dimmer (back panel) • AVC ON/OFF • Flywheel Tuning ? Dual 9K6 packet ports and built-in keyer. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000680X EDDYSTONE-EC000010 ICOM-IC-000910D