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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transmitter
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands - 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
Sensitivity < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) ? ?
Selectivity Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
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
? ?
Image rejection 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W ? 250 mW, 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - Any three amateur bands between 160-10 m (depending on coil set) -
Modulations - AM   CW   -
RF-output ? AM: 300, CW: 450 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary BNC
Impedance 75Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 4 AAs or 9 DC
Current RX 85 VA max - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
750 × 940 × 483 mm
(29.53 × 37.01 × 19.02 in)
?
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) 165.00 kg (364.0 lbs) 425 gr (15.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 5 priority channels
2 second delay
lockout
weather
band search
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/7 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000004G UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000080XLT