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General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  6m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 522 - 1620 kHz / 26.965-27.405 / 87.5-108 MHz 3.2-16 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   CW   USB  
Sensitivity 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
? ?
Selectivity 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
? 4 crystal filter, 400Hz-3KHz continued adjustable
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? 400 Hz - 3 kHz
Image rejection 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? 8ohm load about 0.1W

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 3.5-4 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 MHz
80 / 40 / 30 / 20 m
Modulations - FM   CW  
RF-output ? 4 W 4-5 W @ 13.8 V

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) BNC
Impedance 75/400Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available 13.8 V DC 11.1 V battery pack or 9-14 V DC
Current RX 77 mA typical ? 60 mA
TX - 3 A max 800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 199x and 199x Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
178 × 50 × 160 mm
(7.01 × 1.97 × 6.30 in)
132 × 85 × 35 mm
(5.20 × 3.35 × 1.38 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 120 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Auto key w/ adjustable speed
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII ALAN-000318 YOUKITS-HB-000001B