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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ± 1 ppm
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 136-174 MHz 0.135-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 465 kHz 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz 75 dB 70 dB
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations - FM   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX 77 mA typical 0.3-1 A 1 A max
TX - 15 A max 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII ICOM-IC-V008000 ALINCO-DX-SR000008