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General

HAM bands ? 2m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ? ± 5 p.p.m. (below 1025 MHz)
Tuning steps ? ? 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 100 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 144-146 MHz 25-800 / 900-2000 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
? AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
? AM/FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM/AM-W: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? AM/FM/SSB: Triple-conversion, W-FM: Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 720 kHz ? 25-512 MHz
1st: 778.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz (AM/FM/SSB)
512-1025 MHz
1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz (AM/FM/SSB)
(Crystal converter system above 1025 MHz)
Image rejection 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) ? >50 dB
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? 2.0 Watts 4 - 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - CW   USB   -
RF-output ? 3 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 or 24V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC 90-250 mA 1.5-1.9 A
TX - 750 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 197x and 197x Between 1991 and 1998 in Japan
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 900 channels in 9 bank(s)
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
TV option, CI-V
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 ICOM-IC-000202 ICOM-IC-R007100