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General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 11 m (26.965-27.405 MHz) 0.5-30 MHz ?
Modulations AM   All mode   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 11 m (26.965-27.405 MHz) - 80-10 m
Modulations AM   - All mode  
RF-output 5 W ? SSB: 600 W PEP, CW/FM: 500 W, AM: 300 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - 70 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 196x in USA Between 1979 and 1988 in Great Britain Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 480 × 135 × 470 mm
(18.90 × 5.31 × 18.50 in)
300 × 100 × 342 mm
(11.81 × 3.94 × 13.46 in)
Weight ? 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL ? Input power: 10W / 100W switchable manual
Built-in SWR / Power meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EF-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-I RACAL-RA-006790/GM TOKYO-HY-POWER-HL-000700B