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Desktop VHF Receiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability 1 ppm per °C change in ambient temperature. 0.1 ppm per °C with crystal control. ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m. ± 0.003 %
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz minimum Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 27-240 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM  
Sensitivity 5 µV (100 dB S/N) SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz) More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz) More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz) More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz) More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
20 kHz (-50 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 30 / 200 kHz 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz ?
Receiver system Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
1st: 10 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -40 dB
Audio output 500 mW @ 10% THD 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load 3.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6 m
2000 m option
26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM  
RF-output ? 5-200 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC Mains (85-265 V AC) 11.7-15.9 V DC
Current RX ? 150 VA ?
TX - 800 VA max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2014 and 201x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 426 × 154 × 342 mm
(16.77 × 6.06 × 13.46 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
170 × 60 × 240 mm
(6.69 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight 8.80 kg (19.4 lbs) desktop model 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs) 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
PA
Delta tune (± 750 Hz)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000990R ICOM-IC-007850 SBE-TOUCH/COM 000040