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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Back pack HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability 10 ppm per degree centigrade change in ambient temperature ± 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz in 6 bands 1.5-40 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5-1.13 MHz: 6 µV
1.13-30 MHz: 3 µV
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Selectivity 5 kHz (-6 dB)
12 kHz (-30 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB at 1-6 MHz, 20 dB at 18 MHz ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.5-40 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 50 W PEP, 2-5 W low power setting 10 W

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary (military) SMA
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 20-28V DC 3500 mAh Li-ion battery pack
Current RX 210 mA max ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in Great Britain Between 1988 and 199x in UK Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 430 × 222 × 279 mm
(16.93 × 8.74 × 10.98 in)
228 × 380 × 100 mm
(8.98 × 14.96 × 3.94 in)
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Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 4.80 kg (10.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Range: 20 km with whip antenna, up to 5000 km with long wire or dipole IP54 rating dust and splash protection
Robust, rugged and heavy-duty design
CTCSS & DCS encode and decode
SQL levels setting
Voice annunciator
Low battery alert
Battery save
Emergency alarm
Time-out timer
PC programmable
Password protection
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000960 CLANSMAN-PRC-000319 SAMCOM-CP-000400HP