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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station Marine Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 136-174 MHz 150-4200 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 720 kHz ? 600 kHz
Image rejection 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? 5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 5 W max ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 or 24V DC 10-12.5V DC 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC
Current RX Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC 12-85 mA ?
TX - 0.45-1 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1972 and 197x in Denmark
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
? 342 × 232 × 220 mm
(13.46 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Commercial / Land mobile communication Marine / Navy
Features ? ? 11 crystal controlled frequencies
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 MOTOROLA-HT-000440 SAILOR-R000104