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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) ? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 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
? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 2.5 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output ? 4 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 85 VA max ? 200-450 mA
TX - ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
? 58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) ? 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/7 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-PRO-000538XL ICOM-ID-000051A