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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 Mhz 0.1-2000 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   N-AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 6.3 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 3.2 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2.5 µV
AM-N (10 dB S/N)
1.8-2 MHz: 2.5 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
AM-W (10 dB S/N)
30-1000 MHz: 3.2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3.2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 2 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 0.25 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
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Selectivity ? AM/FM-N: 5.5 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-N/SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-W/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
CW narrow: 500 Hz (-6 dB, with optional FL-52A)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? HF: Better than 60 dB VHF/UHF: 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna - N-type -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 11-16V DC
Current RX ? Max 2 A 0.7 A
TX - - Max 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 195x in Great Britain Between 1996 and 2004 in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 425 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
287 × 112 × 309 mm
(11.30 × 4.41 × 12.17 in)
150 × 50 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.87 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-shift. RS-232C. CI-V Voice synthesizer option (UT-102) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000670 ICOM-IC-R008500 KENWOOD-TW-004100E