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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.6-2.7 / 2.7-4.7 MHz 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity Better than 10 µV 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 720 kHz 5.2 MHz
Image rejection Better than 90 dB 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 10% THD 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 12 or 24V DC Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX 70 mA @ 100-150 VAC Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC 90 VA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 1953 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 430 × 220 × 250 mm
(16.93 × 8.66 × 9.84 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000909A EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 EDDYSTONE-000770R