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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30.6 MHz 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 130-174 MHz
Modulations AM   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
?
Selectivity ? 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 450 kHz 720 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 or 24V DC 5.5-16V DC
Current RX ? Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC 8-190 mA
TX - - Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000840/A EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 YAESU-FT-000415