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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Shortwave transmitter
VHF/Air band Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  ?
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 108-136.975 MHz
NOAA weather channels*
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM  
Sensitivity 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
? 1 µV for 6 dB S/N
Selectivity 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 720 kHz ? 1st: 35.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? 600 mW into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - ? 118-136.975 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
RF-output ? ? 1.5-5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 or 24V DC 13.8V DC or mains 12-15 V DC
Current RX Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC - 400 mA typical
TX - ? 900 mA max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 1970 and 1975 in Japan Between 1990 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
? 65 × 198 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 7.80 × 1.38 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? 640 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 KENWOOD-T-000599S ICOM-IC-A000021