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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C ±500 Hz from a cold start, ±100 Hz after 30 minutes at 25°C ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 80 m (25 KHz per XTAL) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
< 0.5 µV for 15dB S/N FM: ≤ 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM: ≤ 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion VXO. Max 2 XTALS ?
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? 2 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 80 m (25 KHz per XTAL) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 2 W 5 / 15 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 75/400Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available 8.4-9.0V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 77 mA typical 68 mA ?
TX - 620 mA max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 1985 and 2002 in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in France
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
124 × 39 × 163 mm
(4.88 × 1.54 × 6.42 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 710 gr (1.6 lbs) batteries included 640 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII MIZUHO-MX-000003.5S CRT-MICRON