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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  None 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 1.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 25 / 12.5 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-470 MHz 156.050-163.275 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
≤ 0.25 µV / 0.28 µV Better than 1 µV EMF @ 20dB SINAD
Distant: 119dBm (0,25 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Local: 110dBm (0,7 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Selectivity 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
65 dB 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz ? 70 dB
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD 0.5 W 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-470 MHz 156.000-157.425 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 5 / 4 / 1 W 1 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 75/400Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available 7.4V, 1650mAh (Li-Ion Battery) 9-16 V DC
Current RX 77 mA typical ? 600 mA
TX - ? 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 201x and 201x in China Between 2018 and 20xx in UK
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
117 × 53 × 36 mm
(4.61 × 2.09 × 1.42 in)
?
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 287 gr (10.1 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 256 channels in 1 bank(s) 72 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Marine / Navy
Features ? ? IPx6 & IPx7
GPS/GLONASS/Beidou
NMEA0183/NMEA2000
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII HYTERA-TC-000580 RAYMARINE-RAY000053