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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (-20 °C ~ +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 Mhz 144-148 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 3V DC (2R6/AA)
Current RX ? 1 A ?
TX - 13 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 195x in Great Britain Between 2003 and 200x Between 1999 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 425 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
135 × 33 × 91 mm
(5.31 × 1.30 × 3.58 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 5-character alpha tags
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000670 KENWOOD-TM-000271A SONY-ICF-SW000007