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HF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512/ 1240-1300 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB): 0.13 µV
AM (S/N 10 dB): 1.3 µV
FM (12 SINAD): 0.18 µV
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Selectivity ? SSB: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 12 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Quadruple/triple/double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W 8 Ohm at 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm / 23 cm -
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output ? Max 100/100/100/50/10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/-15% 105-125V AC
Current RX Max 100 W Squelched 2.6 A ?
TX - Max 20.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 2000 and 200x Between 1962 and 1963 in USA
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
343 × 195 × 220 mm
(13.50 × 7.68 × 8.66 in)
Weight 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000880/2 KENWOOD-TS-002000X NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000105