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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  70cm  23cm 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C ? ± 2.5 ppm
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 144-146 MHz
Converter for 10m OSCAR communication
0.531-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
? ?
Selectivity 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM)
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
Image rejection 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz ? 60 dB
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available 13.8V DC or mains 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX 77 mA typical ? 200 mA
TX - ? 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
375 × 130 × 310 mm
(14.76 × 5.12 × 12.20 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 296 gr (10.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII FDK-MULTI-002700 ALINCO-DJ-G000007E