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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps 5 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 143-149 MHz 10-80 m 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 450 kHz
Image rejection ? > 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 143-149 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 1-25 W - ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/70Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 0.8 A 50 W 80 W
TX Max 7 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1965 and 196x Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
?
Weight ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? - ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN CLEGG-FM-000088 SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B EDDYSTONE-000730/7