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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld CB Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 27.425-27.495 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity 6 > 6 kHz
2.2 > 2.4 kHz
0.5 > optional
? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 1.6-30 MHz: >70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 4 ohms ? 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 27.425-27.495 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 2 W 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 / 75 Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 110/115/220/230 VAC, 50/60 Hz ? External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 1979 Between 1984 and 1988 Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
78 × 240 × 49 mm
(3.07 × 9.45 × 1.93 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RIT, NB ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000505 ZODIAC-P-003106 HEATHKIT-HW-000100