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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to +140°F)
Tuning steps ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30 MHz 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz 0.5-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   DMR   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.3 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.52-30 MHz: 3 µV
108-137 MHz: 1.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-54 MHz: 0.35 µV
54-76 MHz: 1 µV
137-140 MHz: 0.2 µV
140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
222-350 MHz: 0.5 µV
350-400 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
470-580 MHz: 1.5 µV
580-800 MHz: 3 µV
800-1000 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.5 µV
DV/C4FM (BER 1%)
2 m/70 cm: 0.19 µV
Selectivity ? TIA603:
VHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C:
VHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 13 tubes ? Direct conversion (AM/WFM) Double conversion superheterodyne (FM/N-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 58.05 MHz (A-band) - 57.15 MHz (B-band)
2nd IF: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W internal, 13 W external 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA/Australia)
Modulations - FM   DMR   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output ? VHF: 1/45 W, UHF: 1/40 W 0.3 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC ± 20% 3.6-7.4 V DC or 4-16 V DC external
Current RX ? 810 mA, 2A max 74-240 mA
TX - 14.5 A max 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1969 in Great Britain Between 2013 and 201x Between 2021 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 425 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
51 × 175 × 206 mm
(2.01 × 6.89 × 8.11 in)
65 × 100 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 3.94 × 1.34 in)
Weight 19.50 kg (43.0 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 282 gr (10.0 oz) with SBR-14Li and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 900 channels in 24 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL with tone scan. DCS. DTMF. AMS. Audio recorder. Micro-SD card slot.
Bluetooth. APRS (1200/9600bd). Built-in GPS. Band scope. VOX. Wires-X. Voltmeter.
Attenuator (10 dB). IPX7 water proof. Clock and timer. Twin RX (Even dual DV!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000940 VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-000720 YAESU-FT-000005DR