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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Mobile quad-band transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 480 kHz - 30 MHz in five bands 0.1-30 MHz 26-33 / 47-54 / 108-180 / 320-512 / 750-950 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) @ 3 kHz BW ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 / 30 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne, 15 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 49.95 / 38.85 kHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 8 Ohm for 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 29 / 50 / 144 / 430 MHz bands
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 5-100 W (100% duty cycle) 5 / 10 / 20 / 50 W (UHF: 40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 80 W Max 1.5 A 500 mA
TX - Max 20 A 8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1962 in Great Britain Between 2000 and 200x Between 2013 and 20xx
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
140 × 41.5 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.63 × 6.61 in)
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features • ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Rack Handles • Calibrator 100 kHz • RF Gain • BFO ±3 kHz • Mute • 140:1 Tune Ratio • Standby • NL • Dial Lamp • Dimmer (back panel) • AVC ON/OFF • Flywheel Tuning 39 IF-DSP filters. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000680X TEN-TEC-JUPITER-(000538) TYT-TH-009800