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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 50-905 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations AM   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: 3V (10dB S/N)
FM: 1.5V (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1V (12 dB SINAD @ 83 MHz)
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W on all bands

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/-15% 12-14V DC
Current RX ? Max 1 A 1.8 A
TX - - Max 19 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1969 in Great Britain Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 197x and 198x in USA
Dimensions ? 180 × 75 × 180 mm
(7.09 × 2.95 × 7.09 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandscope TV tuner front end ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/2 STANDARD-AX-000700 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000102BXA