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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver
2 meter transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  10m  4m  2m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Crystal controlled

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 2-1100 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
? 0.4 µV for 20 dB quieting
Selectivity 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
? 7 kHz @ -6 dB, 16 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? 10 kHz to 500 kHz ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz ? 45 dB
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? 3 W @ 10% THD, 5 W max.

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 20 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
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 Mains 11-14.5 V DC
Current RX 77 mA typical ? 180-800 mA
TX - - 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
? ?
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Signal strength readout in dBm ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008615 REGENCY-HR-000212