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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Dual-tuner 14-bit SDR receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ±5 p.p.m. (-10° C - +60 ° C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 9 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 0.5-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 1 kHz - 2 GHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   All mode   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
3.0 µV for 10dB SN (0.5-30 MHz)
0.35 µV for 12dB SINAD (30-54 MHz NFM)
1 µV TYP for 12dB SINAD (54-76 MHz NFM)
1.5 µV TYP for 12dB SINAD (76-108 MHz NFM)
1.5 µV TYP for 10dB SN (108-137 MHz NFM)
0.2 µV for 12dB SINAD (137-140 MHz NFM)
0.16 µV for 12dB SINAD (140-150 MHz NFM)
0.2 µV for 12dB SINAD (150-174 MHz NFM)
1 µV for 12dB SINAD (174-222 MHz NFM)
0.5 µV for 12dB SINAD (300-350 MHz NFM)
0.2 µV for 12dB SINAD (350-400 MHz NFM)
0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (400-470 MHz NFM)
1.5 µV for 12dB SINAD (470-540 MHz WFM)
3 µV TYP for 12dB SINAD (540-800 MHz WFM)
1.5 µV TYP for 12dB SINAD (800-999 MHz NFM)
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Selectivity 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
12 kHz/35 kHz (NFM, AM) (-6 dB / -60 dB)
200 kHz/300 kHz (WFM) (-6 dB / -20 dB)
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Filters ? ? Ten high-selectivity front-end filters
Receiver system Single conversion Single / Double (AM-N-FM) conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. 720 kHz 1st: 47.25 (AM / N-FM) / 45.8 (W-FM) MHz
2nd: 450 kHz (AM / N-FM) / 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 1 MHz (W-FM)
Zero IF, All IF bandwidths
Low IF, IF bandwidths ≤ 1.536MHz
Image rejection 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD 50 mW @ 8 Ohms for 10% THD (@ 3.7 V DC) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output ? High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low: ? / ? mW ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/1kΩ
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 or 24V DC 3.7V DC (1000 mAh Li-Ion pack) ?
Current RX Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC 30-120 mA 185-320 mA
TX - 1.3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in UK
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
47 × 81 × 23 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.91 in)
95 × 80 × 30 mm
(3.74 × 3.15 × 1.18 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 130 gr (4.6 oz) Approx., w/ant. & battery 110 gr (3.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS, DCS, DTMF & ARTS. WIRES. Internal temp sensor CCO (Channel Counter Operation). Built-in bar antenna for MW reception. Messaging feature. Twin RX USB 2.0 (high speed) type B socket
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 YAESU-VX-000003R SDRPLAY-RSPDUO