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Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability 1 ppm per °C change in ambient temperature. 0.1 ppm per °C with crystal control. ? ±0.5 ppm from -10°C to +50°C after 15 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 27-240 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 14 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 5 µV (100 dB S/N) AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
14-150 kHz
A1: 10 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)

0.15-30 MHz
A1: ≤ 1 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)
A3J: ≤ 3 µV (B = 2,7 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
A3: ≤ 15 µV (B = ± 3 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
Selectivity ? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
50 / 250 / 700 / 1500 / 2700 / 3000 / 3400 or 6000 Hz
Filters 30 / 200 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB > 80 dB
Audio output 500 mW @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC Mains (13.8V DC option) Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1984 and 1996 Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany
Dimensions 426 × 154 × 342 mm
(16.77 × 6.06 × 13.46 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
?
Weight 8.80 kg (19.4 lbs) desktop model 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? PBT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000990R ICOM-IC-R000071A RFT-EKD-000100