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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up ±2.5 p.p.m. (–20°C to +60°C on the basis of 25°C )
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 150-380 kHz / 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 76-108 / 136-174 / 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Less than 0.18 μV (at 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W 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 70/80Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU 7.2 V DC 2400 mAh Li-Ion battery
Current RX ? 80 W 600 mA
TX - - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1960 in Great Britain Between 1957 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 2022 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 52.2 × 111.8 × 30.3 mm
(2.06 × 4.40 × 1.19 in)
Weight ? ? 278 gr (9.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 208 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features • Speaker Output • Dial Lamp • Rack Handles • Tuning Indicator • Speaker • Phono Input • Vernier Tuning • Log Scale 0-2500 • Tone • Flywheel Tuning ? IP67 dust-tight specification and waterproofing
CTCSS/DTCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000670A EDDYSTONE-000730/4 ICOM-IC-T000010