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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
2m/440 Transceiver APRS | TNC | Echolink ready | GPS

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) better than 5 µV (15 µV for 550-1500 kHz) 146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) ? -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
Filters ? 5 kHz (6 dB) 25 kHz (40 dB) ?
Receiver system Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 1.25-1.45 MHz
2nd: 100 kHz
465 kHz 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 kHz (Band A), 450 kHz (Band B)
Image rejection 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 50 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains, 12V DC or 6×U2 cells 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 85 VA max 36-180 mA 1.2 A max
TX - - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 1967 and 196x in Great Britain Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) 5.80 kg (12.8 lbs) less batteries 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? GPS
APRS
Dual Receive on Same Band (VxV, UxU)
EchoLink
Invertible Front Panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/7 EDDYSTONE-EC000010 KENWOOD-TM-D000710G