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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld CB Transceiver
Amateur SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 1Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 27.425-27.495 MHz 0.04 - 32 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   N-AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   FSK   DMR   RTTY  
Sensitivity better than 5 µV (15 µV for 550-1500 kHz) ? 0.03 µV
Selectivity ? ? high IP3 (+29 dBm),
dynamic range (96 / 136 dB)
Filters 5 kHz (6 dB) 25 kHz (40 dB) ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? none (USB)

Transmitter

TX-range - 27.425-27.495 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 2 W -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 12V DC or 6×U2 cells ? ?
Current RX 36-180 mA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1984 and 1988 Between 20xx and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
78 × 240 × 49 mm
(3.07 × 9.45 × 1.93 in)
115 × 33 × 91 mm
(4.53 × 1.30 × 3.58 in)
Weight 5.80 kg (12.8 lbs) less batteries 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Marine / Navy Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? sensitivity 0.04µV
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010 ZODIAC-P-003106 BONITO-RADIOJET-001102S