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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1.0 ppm (+25°C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 250 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 0.1–824 / 851–867 / 896–1310 (USA)
0.1–30 / 50.2–51.2 / 87.5–108 / 144–146 /
430–440 / 1240–1300 (France)
0.1–1310 MHz (Other regions)
80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations - AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM (1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
1.625–4.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.25 μV typical
30.000–117.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
118.000–246.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
247.000–469.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
470.000–832.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
833.000–1029.995 MHz 0.28 μV typical
1030.000–1309.995 MHz 0.35 μV typical
W-FM (1 kHz/52.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
76.000–108.000 MHz 1.1 μV typical
175.000–221.995 MHz 1.1 μV typical
470.000–770.000 MHz 1.8 μV typical
AM (1 kHz/30% MOD.; 10 dB S/N)
0.495–4.995 MHz 1.3 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.89 μV typical
118.000–136.000 MHz 0.63 μV typical
222.000–246.995 MHz 0.63 μV typical
247.000–329.995 MHz 0.79 μV typical
80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity ? AM/FM
More than 12 kHz/–9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz (FM/AM), 19.95 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 450 kHz (FM/AM), 750 kHz (W-FM)
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 150mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA + Built-in ferrite bar -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 4.5-6.3V DC or 2 R6/AA Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 30 mA (standby), 130 mA (typical), 140 mA (max) ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions ? 58 × 86 × 29.8 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.17 in)
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Weight ? 200 gr (7.1 oz) (with supplied antenna and batteries) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1550 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
Tunable BFO for SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-E000958/7N ICOM-IC-R000006 LAFAYETTE-HA-000800B