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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m + WWV 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB), with optionalo CW filter
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Filters Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity 500 Hz CW ?
Receiver system 7-tubes superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 8.83 MHz ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AM  
RF-output ? SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)
4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX - 5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
159 × 54 × 219 mm
(6.26 × 2.13 × 8.62 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features S-meter
Antenna trimmer
Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
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Accessories ? Antenna tuner
Ham clock, 24 hour type
High performance dynamic headphones, 8 ohms
Deluxe headphones, 8 ohms
Mobile mount
Dynamic hand microphone. 50 Kohm
Dynamic hand microphone. 500 ohms
Dynamic desk microphone. 500 ohms or 50 Kohm switchable
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 4.5 A
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 20 A
External speaker
External VFO
500 Hz CW narrow filter. IF: 8.83 MHz
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MPN HEATHKIT-HR-000010 KENWOOD-TS-000120V COBRA-000025-LX