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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Waterproof handheld

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 135 kHz - 30 MHz Fixed channels in the 70cm band
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63   FM   AFSK  
Sensitivity better than 5 µV (15 µV for 550-1500 kHz) AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
-8 dB μV (@ 12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters 5 kHz (6 dB) 25 kHz (40 dB) 2.4 / 1 / 0.5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne / SDR ?
IF-freqs. 465 kHz 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output 1 W More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD 60 mW (@ 4 Ω, 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Fixed channels in the 70cm band
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63   FM   AFSK  
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W 10 mW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 75/400Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 12V DC or 6×U2 cells 11.7 - 15.8V DC Single AA-battery
Current RX 36-180 mA 1 A max ?
TX - 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 196x in Great Britain Between 2013 and 201x Between 2014 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
57 × 88 × 16.5 mm
(2.24 × 3.46 × 0.65 in)
Weight 5.80 kg (12.8 lbs) less batteries 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 95 gr (3.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 600 channels in 3 bank(s) 29 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Detachable front-panel
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT/TXIT
Electronic keyer
Simplex and repeater modes
Waterproof and dust proof according to IP67
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010 ALINCO-DX-SR000009 YAESU-SR-000100