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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Handheld Digital/Analog UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz ? 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM   DMR  
Sensitivity 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
? Analog (12 dB SINAD)
25 kHz: 0.2 µV
12.5 kHz: 0.25 µV
Digital (BER)
5%: 0.3 µV
1%: 0.7 µV
Selectivity 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz (analog)
12.5 kHz (digital/analog)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 720 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? 1000mW /16Ω @ <= 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m 400-480 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM   DMR  
RF-output ? 600 W output with 100 W drive 0.2 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 or 24V DC Mains 7.4 V DC
Current RX Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? ?
TX - 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2018 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
62 × 112 × 46 mm
(2.44 × 4.41 × 1.81 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs) 305 gr (10.8 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? DMR Tier I and Tier II
Text messages
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 HEATHKIT-SB-000200 Alinco DJ-MD40