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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 26.965-27.405 MHz 150 kHz - 30 MHz
87-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ? ?
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 735 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? 4 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 200Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack ? 6 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 198x and 198x in Korea Between 2010 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
116 × 45 × 160 mm
(4.57 × 1.77 × 6.30 in)
168 × 105 × 28 mm
(6.61 × 4.13 × 1.10 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ? 345 gr (12.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 700 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional S-meter FM ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088LF DANITA-000340 GRUNDIG-G000003