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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Multi-norm CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz in six bands 0.03-56 MHz 25.615-30.105 MHz (restricted in most countries)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
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Selectivity 5 steps AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 10 kHz roofing ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. 455kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 25.615-30.105 MHz (restricted in most countries)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
RF-output ? 100 / 100 W 15 W (export), 4 W normal

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/-10% 13.8 or 24 V DC ± 10%
Current RX ? 1 A (squelched) ?
TX - Max 22 A 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 19xx in USA Between 2007 and 2010 Between 2016 and 201x in China
Dimensions 489 × 280 × 489 mm
(19.25 × 11.02 × 19.25 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
122 × 35 × 165 mm
(4.80 × 1.38 × 6.50 in)
Weight ? 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 480 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 400 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. Color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-CR-000088A YAESU-FT-000450AT 3140650022063