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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.3 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 480 kHz - 30 MHz in five bands 0.5-30 MHz 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.12 µV, –125 dBm for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
>70 dB at –1 kHz and +4 kHz ref SCF USB
Filters ? ? 2.4 kHz standard (500 Hz, 2.7 kHz optional)
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne, 15 tubes ? SDR Processing Architecture: DSP, 456 MHz, 32-bit FPGA, 500,000 gate MCU, ARM9, 300 MHz 32-bit
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >70 dB
Audio output ? ? Less than 3 dB variation from 300 Hz to 3 kHz (with optional 2.7 kHz filter)

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? 100 W 125 W PEP ±1 dB (two-tone or voice), user-programmable (low / medium / high)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 10.8 to 15 V DC (12 V Nominal)
Current RX 80 W 1.2-1.5 A 500 mA (backlight min, audio muted)
TX - Max 20 A 12.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1962 in Great Britain Between 1988 and 19xx Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
210 × 270 × 65 mm
(8.27 × 10.63 × 2.56 in)
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) RF-unit + handset
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 20 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features • ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Rack Handles • Calibrator 100 kHz • RF Gain • BFO ±3 kHz • Mute • 140:1 Tune Ratio • Standby • NL • Dial Lamp • Dimmer (back panel) • AVC ON/OFF • Flywheel Tuning ? Up to 500 contact list entries
USB (via Handset or Console)
Serial RS232 (supports NMEA-0183 GPS)
Ethernet (TCP/IP, supports remote control)
Auxiliary GPIO (audio in/out, PTT, RS232) on Envoy™ X2 model
Ingress Protection: IP43, MIL-STD-810G method 510.5
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000680X ICOM-IC-000725 CODRADI013