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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 1.6-2.7 / 2.7-4.7 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity Better than 10 µV 0.28 / 0.33 / 0.35 μV ?
Selectivity ? 75 / 70 / 65 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 90 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 5W (less than 5% distortion) 3W (less than 3% distortion) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   SSB  
RF-output ? 5 / 25 W AM: 3 W, SSB: 15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 13.6V DC ±15% ?
Current RX 70 mA @ 100-150 VAC 2 A max ?
TX - 8 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain Between 201x and 201x in China Between 1972 and 19xx
Dimensions 430 × 220 × 250 mm
(16.93 × 8.66 × 9.84 in)
152 × 43 × 125 mm
(5.98 × 1.69 × 4.92 in)
?
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000909A HYTERA-TM-000600 ZODIAC-SSB-015072