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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 15 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30.6 MHz 144-146 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 450 kHz 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 5-45 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC Mains
Current RX ? 600 mA 60 W
TX - 9.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
Weight ? 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? DCL ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000840/A KENWOOD-TM-002550E RACAL-RA-003701