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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30 MHz 400-479 MHz FM 87.5-108 MHz
MW 531-1602 kHz
SW1 2.300-6.200 MHz
SW2 7.100-21.850 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
FM < 10 μV
MW < 3 mV/m
SW < 50 μV
Selectivity ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
> 20 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 13 tubes ? PLL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW ф57mm 16Ω 0.3W

Transmitter

TX-range - 420-450 MHz -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   -
RF-output ? 5 W max -

Connections

Antenna - SMA Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack) 10-16 V DC external 4.5 V DC / 3×AA batteries
Current RX ? 200-450 mA ?
TX - 2.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1969 in Great Britain Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx in China
Dimensions 425 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
140 × 85 × 30 mm
(5.51 × 3.35 × 1.18 in)
Weight 19.50 kg (43.0 lbs) 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 200 gr (7.1 oz) excl. batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? 1252 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 ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Clock
Alarm
Sleep timer
Accessories ? ? -
MPN EDDYSTONE-000940 ICOM-ID-000031A TECSUN-PL000747