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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ? ± 0.5 per 100 (± 0.5 kHz per MHz)
Tuning steps ? 100 kHz ± 10 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 38-55 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
? 1 µV
Selectivity 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? 5 xtals
Receiver system Single conversion ? Double conversion, 12 valves
IF-freqs. 720 kHz ? 1st: 4.6 MHz
2nd: 467 kHz
Image rejection 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD External handset 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - ? -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 0.9 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military) -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 3.2 - 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 or 24V DC 1.5, -6, 67.5 and 135 V DC 12 V DC from battery pack and a built-in voltage converter Mains
Current RX Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? 90 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 196x and 197x in Sweden by SRA Between 19xx and 19xx in Italy
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
265 × 455 × 85 mm
(10.43 × 17.91 × 3.35 in)
516 × 254 × 260 mm
(20.31 × 10.00 × 10.24 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 12.45 kg (27.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Marine / Navy Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 MILITARY-RA-000105 GELOSO-G-000209