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Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  6m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ? ± 1.5 kHz after first hour
Tuning steps ? ? Four bands divided into 1 MHz segments. VFO barrel tuner sealed unit. Tuning range before retune is 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 144-146 MHz 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
? SSB: 0.25 µV
FM: 1 µV
Selectivity 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
? CW: ≤ 4.0 kHz at -50dB
AM: ≤ 12 kHz at -40dB
FM: ≤ 32 kHz at -50dB
Filters ? ? None
Receiver system Single conversion ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 720 kHz ? 10.7 MHz
Image rejection 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 50-54 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   AM   FM   CW  
RF-output ? 3 W 10 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 or 24V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC 90-250 mA ?
TX - 750 mA 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 197x and 197x Between 1968 and 1971 in Japan (not available for export)
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VXO
RIT
S & Power Meter
Noise Blanker
Dial Lamp
Morse Code Key Input Jack
BFO
Optional AC supply
Built in SWR meter with calibration pot on back of radio
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 ICOM-IC-000202 ICOM-IC-000071