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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Compact QRP | 100 W

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz (Cellular blocked) 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity better than 5 µV (15 µV for 550-1500 kHz) <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters 5 kHz (6 dB) 25 kHz (40 dB) ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output 1 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA) 80-10 m
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 75/400Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 12V DC or 6×U2 cells 13.8V DC +/- 15% ?
Current RX 36-180 mA 1.2-1.8 A ?
TX - Max 13 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 196x in Great Britain Between 2007 and 200x Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
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Weight 5.80 kg (12.8 lbs) less batteries 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 522 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Marine / Navy 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. RIT
CW filter optional
FM optional
Noise filter optional
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010 ICOM-IC-002820H SHIMIZU-DENSHI-SS-000105D