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Desktop VHF Receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability 1 ppm per °C change in ambient temperature. 0.1 ppm per °C with crystal control. ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 27-240 MHz 530-1605 kHz / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 2-29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   USB  
Sensitivity 5 µV (100 dB S/N) ? SSB/CW Narrow: 1.7µV @ 20 dB
AM: 7.5 µV @ 20 dB
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 30 / 200 kHz ? CW wide: 2900 Hz, CW narrow: 400 Hz
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 500 mW @ 10% THD 1.1 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 2-29.999 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB   USB  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW: 3/30 W, AM: 7.5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep -
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 6 × C-cells, 9 V DC or mains 20-28V DC
Current RX ? ? 175 mA
TX - - 1.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 19xx in UK
Dimensions 426 × 154 × 342 mm
(16.77 × 6.06 × 13.46 in)
291 × 171 × 111 mm
(11.46 × 6.73 × 4.37 in)
330 × 90 × 250 mm
(12.99 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 8.80 kg (19.4 lbs) desktop model 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) including batteries 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Portable

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? Range: 40 km by day under normal conditions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000990R SONY-ICF-006500W CLANSMAN-PRC-000320