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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C 10 ppm (0 to 60 C) ± 15 p.p.m. at o °C~60 °C
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 MHz with optional downconverter) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   N-AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   APCO-25   FM  
Sensitivity 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
Mode 0.15-500 MHz 500-1800 MHz
AM, AMS 1.7V 1.85V
LSB, USB 0.35V 0.37V
CW 0.2V 0.25V
FM3, FM6, FMN 0.7V 0.8V
FMW (optional) 2.0V 2.0V
≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
AM 6 kHz
AMN 4 kHz
AMS 4 kHz
LSB, USB 2.5 kHz
CW 500 Hz
FM3 3 kHz
FM6 6 kHz
FMN 12 kHz
FMW (optional) 230 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 465 kHz 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 12 kHz
1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz 60 dB ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? 250 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.1 / 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA BNC
Impedance 75/400Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available ? ?
Current RX 77 mA typical ? 6-170 mA
TX - - 300-600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 200x and 200x Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
61 × 148 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 5.83 × 1.30 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-22
Form factor Base Station Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII WINRADIO-WR-G000305E ICOM-IC-000002A