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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (–20°C to +60°C on the basis of 25°C )
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.12-31 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 76-108 / 136-174 / 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.18 μV (at 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 7.2 V DC 2400 mAh Li-Ion battery
Current RX ? Max 100 W 600 mA
TX - - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1974 in Great Britain Between 1959 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 2022 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions ? 483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
52.2 × 111.8 × 30.3 mm
(2.06 × 4.40 × 1.19 in)
Weight ? 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs) 278 gr (9.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 208 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IP67 dust-tight specification and waterproofing
CTCSS/DTCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-001830/1 EDDYSTONE-000880/2 ICOM-IC-T000010