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Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
40m SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 40m 
Freq. stability 1 ppm per °C change in ambient temperature. 0.1 ppm per °C with crystal control. ? ~ 100 Hz per half hour
Tuning steps ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 27-240 MHz 0.01-3000 MHz 5.9-8 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 5 µV (100 dB S/N) AM (10 dB S/N, BW: 6 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.56 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.56 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.36 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, BW: 15 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.56 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.28 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.32 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.22 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, BW: 220 kHz)
90-150 MHz: 1.12 µV
400-700 MHz: 1.25 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.9 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N, BW: 3 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.25 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.23 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.14 µV
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Selectivity ? 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 110 & 220 kHz (500 Hz optional) 4 crystal filter, 400Hz-3KHz continued adjustable
Filters 30 / 200 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz 1st: 622 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
400 Hz - 3 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 500 mW @ 10% THD 1.7 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 7.0-7.3 MHz
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 8-9 W (@ 13.8 V DC)

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + N-type BNC
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 13.8V DC or mains 10-15 V DC
Current RX ? 1 A 50-60 mA
TX - - 800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 199x and 2008 in Japan Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 426 × 154 × 342 mm
(16.77 × 6.06 × 13.46 in)
217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
88 × 38 × 124 mm
(3.46 × 1.50 × 4.88 in)
Weight 8.80 kg (19.4 lbs) desktop model 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AFC and NB
Alpha tags
EEPROM storage
Five VFO's
Clock and sleep timer
10.7 MHz IF output
Discriminator output
RS232C
Sidetone: 700 Hz
Keyer: 5-40 wpm adjustable
Accessories ? 4-way external antenna switch
Tape recording cable
CTCSS unit
25-1300 MHz discone antenna
12 V cable
Voice inverter unit
30 kHz to 2 GHz ultra wideband antenna
Collins 2.5 kHz mechanical SSB filter
Collins 6 kHz mechanical AM filter
Collins 500 Hz mechanical CW filter
RS232C cable, 25 pin
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MPN EDDYSTONE-000990R AOR-AR-005000A YOUKITS-SK-000001A