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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 1.5-20 MHz (coils FB A-E)
0.8-34 MHz (coils FB AA-F)
20-160 m (bandspread coils AB 20-160)
26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker / headphones required Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.2 A
TX - - 1.0 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1933 and 1934 in USA Between 197x and 198x
Dimensions 374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
? 179 × 56 × 211 mm
(7.05 × 2.20 × 8.31 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? 1.85 kg (4.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? 5 scanning memories
ANL
PA
SelCall
Accessories ? ? ?
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