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HF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 6 p.p.m. SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 30-1300 MHz 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
30–117.995 MHz 0.32 µV
118–174.995 MHz 0.16 µV
175–246.995 MHz 0.22µV
247–329.995 MHz 0.4 µV
330–379.995 MHz 0.32 µV
380–469.995 MHz 0.18µV
470–749.995 MHz 1.0 µV
750–999.995 MHz 0.32 µV
1000–1199.995 MHz 0.79 µV
1200–1300 MHz 0.5 µV
W-FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
76–108.0 MHz 1.0 µV
175–221.995 MHz 1.0 µV
470–770 MHz 5.6 µV
AM (at 10 dB S/N)
118–136.0 MHz 0.56 µV
222–246.995 MHz 0.79 µV
247–329.995 MHz 1.4 µV
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? FM, AM
More than 15 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM)
IF-freqs. ? 1st 266.7 MHz
2nd 19.65 MHz
3rd 450 kHz
1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB (amateur bands only) better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz)
Audio output ? 100 mW at 15% distortion with an 8 Ohm load 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 350/300 mW SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 3V DC / 2 × AA (L6) 13.5 V DC ±10%
Current RX Max 100 W 38-170 mA ?
TX - Max 440 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1998 and 2001 Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs) 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000880/2 ICOM-IC-Q000007E YAESU-FT-000080C