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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30.6 MHz 130-174 MHz 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz
Modulations AM   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 450 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
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Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-16V DC Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C)
Current RX ? 8-190 mA 15 W
TX - Max 1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1984 and 1986 in Taiwan
Dimensions ? 55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
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Weight ? 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? 12 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000840/A YAESU-FT-000415 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000400