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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 438-450 MHz (USA)
RX: 100-190 / 332-490 / 700-950 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM
2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
1.5 µV (142-172 MHz)
33 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

FM
4 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.2 µV (142-172 MHz)
28 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

SSB/CW
0.2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.18 µV (142-172 MHz)
22 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)
VHF: Less than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: Less than 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM 6 kHz
FM 12 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
CW 600 Hz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.7 MHz
2nd: 10.698 (main), 10.702 (sub)
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 4.8 W (2×2.4 W main/sub) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 438-450 MHz (USA)
RX: 100-190 / 332-490 / 700-950 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? HF/6 m: 100 W, 2 m: 10 W High: 1/1 W, Low: 300/300 mW

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains, built-in power unit 13.8V DC 3.3-8.4V DC (4.5V DC nominal)
Current RX ? ? 11-70 mA
TX - ? 400-950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 1997 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
58 × 104 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 4.09 × 1.06 in)
Weight ? 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) including battery & antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS. DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000840/C HILBERLING-PT-008000A STANDARD-C-000510