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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  160m  80m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-20 MHz 150-4200 kHz in 4 bands 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? 7 kHz @ -6 dB
19 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tube superhet Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 495 kHz 600 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker or headphones 5 W 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output - ? 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 6/170V 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1932 and 1934 in USA Between 1972 and 197x in Denmark Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
157 × 55 × 222 mm
(6.18 × 2.17 × 8.74 in)
Weight ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 36 channels in 3 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features - 35 crystal controlled frequencies ?
Accessories External power supply 5886AB ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-AGS SAILOR-R000106 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-000300