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General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 143.975-148.025 MHz 162.400 / 162.475 / 162.550 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
? ?
Selectivity 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters 500 Hz switchable crystal filter ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL or VFO Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? 260 mW @ 32 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 143.975-148.025 MHz -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 20 W (PEP input), AM: 6 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 70/80Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU Separate PSU's attaches to the back: Mains or 12.6V DC Mains + 9V backup battery
Current RX 80 W ? 5 W
TX - Max 8 A @ 12.6 VDC -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 241 × 140 × 183 mm
(9.49 × 5.51 × 7.20 in)
150 × 33 × 125 mm
(5.91 × 1.30 × 4.92 in)
Weight ? 4.58 kg (10.1 lbs) 470 gr (1.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000730/4 GONSET-SIDEWINDER-000900A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-WEATHER-ALERT