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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (–20°C to +60°C on the basis of 25°C )
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 80 / 75 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10m 76-108 / 136-174 / 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   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
? Less than 0.18 μV (at 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD Requires external speaker 1500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available Mains 7.2 V DC 2400 mAh Li-Ion battery
Current RX 77 mA typical ? 600 mA
TX - - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 1970 and 1975 Between 2022 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
? 52.2 × 111.8 × 30.3 mm
(2.06 × 4.40 × 1.19 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? 278 gr (9.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 208 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IP67 dust-tight specification and waterproofing
CTCSS/DTCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII LAFAYETTE-HA-000600 ICOM-IC-T000010