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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.15-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 144-146 MHz (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   USB  
Sensitivity AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
AM
0.495-4.995 MHz: 2.5 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
118-136 MHz: 1.78 µV
222-330 MHz: 1.78 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.625-5 MHz: 0.56 µV
5-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
30-118 MHz: 0.2 µV
118-175 MHz: 0.18 µV
175-330 MHz: 0.22 µV
330-430 MHz: 0.25 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.22 µV
450-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-1000 MHz: 0.28 µV
1000-1310 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 0.78 µV
175-222 MHz: 1.78 µV
470-770 MHz: 2.5 µV
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Selectivity 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) AM/FM
>12 kHz (-9 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters 500 Hz switchable crystal filter ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 4 XTALS
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 429.1 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations - - USB  
RF-output ? ? 1 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA -
Impedance 70/80Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA or Li-Ion pack) 12V DC
Current RX 80 W 35-150 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 57 × 128 × 23 mm
(2.24 × 5.04 × 0.91 in)
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Weight ? 200 gr (7.1 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 1650 channels in 26 bank(s) ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags
Splash resistant (IPX4)
CTCSS/DTSC decoder
VSC
Built in ferrite bar for MW reception
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000730/4 ICOM-IC-RX000007 MIZUHO-SB-000002M