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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  23cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C ± 2.5 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.531-1300 MHz 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM) Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 465 kHz 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz 60 dB ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output ? 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external 9 V DC
Current RX 77 mA typical 200 mA ?
TX - 2 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
210 × 175 × 60 mm
(8.27 × 6.89 × 2.36 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 296 gr (10.4 oz) 700 gr (1.5 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII ALINCO-DJ-G000007E WHISTLER-WS001025