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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Professional Airband Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 0.005 % ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized 8.33 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.14-12 MHz in 4 bands 26.965 - 27.405 MHz 108-137 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM  
Sensitivity ? 0.8 μV for 10 dB; (S + N) /N typical (limit 1.6 μV) ?
Selectivity ? 6 dB @ 7kHz, 70 dB @ 10kHz typical ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 10 tubes Double Conversion Superheterodyne, PLL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.692 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
46.35 MHz / 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 65 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965 - 27.405 MHz 118-137 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM  
RF-output ? 4 W 6 W PEP, 1.8 W carrier

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC nom. (+ or - ground) 7.2 V DC (BP-288), 11.0 V DC (External DC Jack)
Current RX ? 800 mA 90-500 mA
TX - 1.4 A max 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 2012 and 201x Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 152 × 58 × 327 mm
(5.98 × 2.28 × 12.87 in)
59 × 148 × 32 mm
(2.32 × 5.83 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? ? 384 gr (13.6 oz) with antenna and BP-288
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 15 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features ? ? Bluetooth
GPS
IP57 dust-protection and waterproof construction
2.3-inch Large High Visibility LCD
VOR Navigation Functions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000051 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-PRO000505XL ICOM-IC-A000025NE