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VHF airband receiver
HF/VHF/UHF SDR-receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 MHz 0.5-30 / 64-260 / 437-512 MHz
(0.15-500 kHz with limitations)
0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? HF: 0.125 µV (MDS)
108-150 MHz: 2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 11.2-2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? HF: 500 Hz
108-150 MHz: 15 kHz
UHF: 15 kHz
1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system XTAL DSP / Single / Double conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.8 W into 8 ohms 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? -

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC + Hi-Z -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC 6-18 V DC or internal Li-ion battery Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? ? 80 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 198x in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx in USA by Aerostream Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 62 × 116 × 29 mm
(2.44 × 4.57 × 1.14 in)
143 × 62 × 155 mm
(5.63 × 2.44 × 6.10 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight ? 794 gr (1.8 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 64 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features VFO OLED-display, 1.5" (64*128 pixels)
I-Q sampling / 32-bit DSP
HF-Spectrum Scope
PC programmable
Mini-USB jack (software update and battery charging)
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000537S COMMRADIO-CR-000001 EDDYSTONE-000730/8