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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 530-1700 kHz / 4-12 / 108-175 MHz
CB channels 1-40
26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB
30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Dual conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - AM  
RF-output 100 W ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains, 9 V DC or batteries (4×D) 12 V DC
Current RX ? 15 W ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain Between 198x and 198x in China Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 381 × 367 × 140 mm
(15.00 × 14.45 × 5.51 in)
157 × 55 × 222 mm
(6.18 × 2.17 × 8.74 in)
Weight ? ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? PA output use in vehicle
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-002000B RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-SW-000100 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-III