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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz (Cellular blocked) 0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
Selectivity Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz ? ?
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 >60 dB ?
Audio output 2.5 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15% 11.7-15.8V DC
Current RX 85 VA max 1.2-1.8 A 0.5 A
TX - Max 13 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 2007 and 200x Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 522 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF. CTCSS. WX alert (US only). D-Star DV/GPS option (UT-123). Diversity reception. Twin RX. Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/7 ICOM-IC-002820H STANDARD-FTM-000010