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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop LF receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  2000m 
Freq. stability ±10 ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ? Better that 200 Hz/hour after warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz 10-600 kHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ≤ 5 µV for 15 dB S/N
Selectivity More than 12 kHz at -6 dB
Less than 28 kHz at -60 dB
? 120 Hz @ -6 dB
400 Hz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? 2 independent crystal filters + 1000 Hz audio filter
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.65 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
465 kHz 720 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ≥ 75 dB
Audio output 2.4 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load 0.75 W Requires external speaker / headphones

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
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Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 55 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 75/400Ω 75/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells Mains
Current RX 0.8-1 A ? ?
TX 12 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain (Birmingham) Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 113 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AFC ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002100H EDDYSTONE-EB-000035-MK-III-(STATESMAN) EDDYSTONE-000850/4