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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.12-31 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity ? ? CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
Filters ? ? Software controlled
Receiver system ? ? SDR, Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. ? ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands)
Audio output ? ? 7 W + Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 160-6m
Modulations - FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ± 10%
Current RX ? ? 1.5A
TX - ? 30A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1974 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2008 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? 449 × 221 × 373 mm
(17.68 × 8.70 × 14.69 in)
Weight ? ? 16.50 kg (36.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories None ? 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-001830/1 FDK-MULTI-000700E FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000C