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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld transceiver
Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.3 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz PMR channels 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: -125 dBm (0.12 µV)
Selectivity ? ? >65 dB at -1 kHz at -1 kHz +4 kHz SCF (USB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz, 2.4 kHz, 2.75 kHz, 3 kHz (software defined)
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? SDR Processing Architecture
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? >90 dB
Audio output 0.75 W ? 4.0 W into 4 Ω (external H-250 interface) 0.5 W into 8 Ω (handset)

Transmitter

TX-range - PMR channels 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 150 W PEP — user programmable Hi, Med, Lo

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells 1800 mAh Li-ion battery pack 10 V to 35 V DC
Current RX ? ? 650 mA
TX - ? 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham) Between 201x and 201x in China Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
? 220 × 66 × 190 mm
(8.66 × 2.60 × 7.48 in)
Weight ? ? 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) RF-unit + handset
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Marine / Navy Private Mobile Radio, 446 MHz Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? IP55 rating dust and splash protection
Robust, rugged and heavy-duty design
Up to 500 contact list entries
IP67 / MIL-STD-810G
GPS
Data + voice encryption
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EB-000035 SAMCOM-CP-000446 CODAN-SENTRY-H