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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Dual-band VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 25 kHz 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.6-2.7 / 2.7-4.7 MHz All International Maritime VHF channels 0.54-30 / 30-79 / 76-108 / 108-137 / 137-174 / 174-222 / 222-470 / 470-800 / 800-999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity Better than 10 µV ? 0.18 µV - 3 µV
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz / 35 kHz
200 kHz / 300 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double / Triple conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 47.25 MHz / 450 kHz
45.8 / 10.7 / 1 MHz
Image rejection Better than 90 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 100 mW max

Transmitter

TX-range - All International Maritime VHF channels 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 25 W 1 / 1.5 / 2 / 3 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 12/24 V DC 3.7 V DC ± 15%, 1200 mA/h battery
Current RX 70 mA @ 100-150 VAC ? ?
TX - 5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain Between 197x and 198x in Denmark Between 2013 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 430 × 220 × 250 mm
(16.93 × 8.66 × 9.84 in)
320 × 220 × 165 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 6.50 in)
81 × 47 × 23 mm
(3.19 × 1.85 × 0.91 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 1300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual Watch
Instant Channel 16
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000909A SAILOR-RT000144C ZASTONE-ZT-000002R