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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up (0⁰C – 50⁰C) 0.5 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps Rx: Continuous, Tx: XTAL Continuous 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
Sensitivity ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
?
Selectivity ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter ?
Receiver system XTAL for TX (VFO option) 12 tubes Superheterodyne SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. ? 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output Internal speaker 1 W 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz - 160-6 m
Modulations AM   - AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
RF-output 20 W (input) - 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM)

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 70/80Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU 13.8 V DC +/- 15% (14 V DC Nominal)
Current RX ? 80 W 1.7 A
TX ? - 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain Between 2024 and 202x in USA
Dimensions ? 426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
356 × 171 × 337 mm
(14.02 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Optional Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR
Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CLEGG-000022'ER EDDYSTONE-000730/8 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-008400M