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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Hi-End Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.1 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz (Cellular blocked) General coverage
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? 270 / 500 Hz / 2.7 / 6 kHz
Receiver system Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz ? DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 1.25-1.45 MHz
2nd: 100 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB >60 dB ?
Audio output 2.5 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA) 160-10 + 6m
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W 50 W max

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 75Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains
Current RX 85 VA max 1.2-1.8 A ?
TX - Max 13 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 2007 and 200x Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
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Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 522 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF. CTCSS. WX alert (US only). D-Star DV/GPS option (UT-123). Diversity reception. Twin RX. Dual TFT display (7" + 3.5")
Band scope
Audio scope
Dual receivers
Triple 32-bit DSPs
Internal automatic antenna tuner (ATU)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/7 ICOM-IC-002820H KENWOOD-TS-000990D