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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  ?
Freq. stability Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up ? < 10 p.p.m. (< 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-4) 0-50C
Tuning steps ? ? 0.01 / 0.1 (CW/SSB) 0.1 / 1 (AM/FM) kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.03-200 MHz all-mode incl WFM 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
? < .25 µV 1.8-30 MHz SSB
< 1 µV 1.8-30 MHz AM
(S+N/N=10dB)
Selectivity 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) ? AM-Wide: 6.0 kHz
AM-Narrow: 4.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
FM (opt.): 15.0 kHz
Filters 500 Hz switchable crystal filter ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double Conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.21 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB (1.8-30 MHz)
Audio output 1 W ? 1.4 W, 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz (USA)
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Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 100/100/20 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 70/80Ω 50Ω 50/450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 80 W Max 1.8 A 1.2 A
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 1997 and 199x in Japan Between 1994 and 2000 in Japan
Dimensions ? 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
230 × 92 × 236 mm
(9.06 × 3.62 × 9.29 in)
Weight ? 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? FM optional
CAT interface
12/24h Clock
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000730/4 ICOM-IC-000706MKII YAESU-FRG-000100