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Desktop Shortwave receiver
2m / 70cm | 5 W | Picture transfer | GPS
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C ? Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on version. Can be reprogrammed by changing internal diode matrix in any multiple of 5 kHz from 5-40 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.5-999 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   FM  
Sensitivity 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
400-470 MHz: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
Selectivity 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
AM/FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Single conversion (AM BC/W-FM) Double conversion (AM/FM/N-FM) Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 465 kHz IF: 130 kHz
1st: 47.25 / 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 2m / 70cm 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV   FM  
RF-output ? 5 W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SO-239
Impedance 75/400Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - 5 pin DIN connector for some sort of a control interface unit.
3.5mm phono connector for external speaker (8Ω)

Electrical

Power req. Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available 7.4 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 77 mA typical 240 mA (+30 mA GPS on) (+80 mA Digital on) 600 mA max
TX - 2 A max. 6.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 2012 and 20xx Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
60 × 95 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 1.10 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 265 gr (9.4 oz) with FNB-101Li and antenna 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in GPS
IPX5 water spray resistant
Vibralert
Internal AM bar antenna
GSM function (Group Short Message, 80 characters)
Micro SD card slot
Snapshot function/Image transfer with optional camera-microphone
Digital ARTS
USB port
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII YAESU-FT-000001D KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II