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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ± 5 p.p.m. ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 25 / 12.5 kHz 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-420 / 450-470 MHz 118-174 / 220-260 / 350-390 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
0.25 μV FM: 0.18 µV
N-FM: 0.22 µV
Selectivity 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
55 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 720 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD 400 mW @ ≤5% >2W@5%

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-420 / 450-470 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 3.3 W VHF: 50/25/10/5 W, UHF: 35/25/10/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 or 24V DC 6V, 1100mAh(Ni-MH) 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? 0.8 A
TX - ? 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 201x and 201x in China Between 2013 and 20xx in Taiwan
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
109 × 54 × 34 mm
(4.29 × 2.13 × 1.34 in)
140 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 758 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Chargeable and Programmable through Mini USB Interface ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 HYTERA-TC-000500 ADI-AM-000580