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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ? ± 10 Hz
Tuning steps ? ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 0.49-29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
? ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
? > 60db at –1 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 720 kHz ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 1.605-29.999 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: ?/? W, Low: 5/5 W 150 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 or 24V DC 13.8V DC 11.6-15.6 V DC
Current RX Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? 1.5 A max
TX - 12 A max 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 2002 and 200x Between 1996 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
140 × 50 × 270 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 10.63 in)
265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 1.32 kg (2.9 lbs) main unit + controller 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 212 channels in 1 bank(s) 1176 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? CTCSS & DTCS. 9k6 packet ready. Twin RX DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
Accessories ? ? SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 ICOM-IC-002720H SEA-000235