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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
External VFO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   All mode  
Sensitivity < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
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Selectivity Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
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
1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output 2.5 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz ?
Modulations - FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   All mode  
RF-output ? 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W 150 mV rms

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA Proprietary
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external ?
Current RX 85 VA max 200-450 mA ?
TX - 2.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
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Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/7 ICOM-ID-000051A YAESU-FV-000101B