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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 720 kHz ?
Image rejection 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) >60 dB
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 or 24V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC 700-900 mA
TX - 1.6-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 1983 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 ICOM-IC-000290D