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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 100 kHz 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-24 MHz in 5 bands 38-55 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≥ 26 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
Selectivity ? ? ± 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 5 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External handset 300 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - ? 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 0.9 W High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 1.5, -6, 67.5 and 135 V DC 12 V DC from battery pack and a built-in voltage converter 8.4V DC
Current RX ? ? 20-130 mA
TX - ? 220-550 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1963 in Great Britain Between 196x and 197x in Sweden by SRA Between 1980 and 199x
Dimensions 279 × 162 × 208 mm
(10.98 × 6.38 × 8.19 in)
265 × 455 × 85 mm
(10.43 × 17.91 × 3.35 in)
65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
Weight 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000870A MILITARY-RA-000105 ICOM-IC-000002A