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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
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Selectivity Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz ? XTAL
IF-freqs. 1st: 1.25-1.45 MHz
2nd: 100 kHz
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Image rejection 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ?
Audio output 2.5 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160m + WARC / 6m / 2m / 70cm 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC
Current RX 85 VA max 0.6-1 A ?
TX - 22 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
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Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/7 YAESU-FT-000897 FDK-MULTI-000007