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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 144-146 MHz 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) ? ?
Selectivity Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 1.25-1.45 MHz
2nd: 100 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12 V DC
Current RX 85 VA max 0.4-0.9 A ?
TX - Max 6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
175 × 64 × 206 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.11 in)
?
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 15 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/7 KENWOOD-TR-007850 REGENCY-MX-007000