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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 26.965-27.405 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 26.965-27.405 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) 3.5 W 200 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 20/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) 13.8 V DC Separate PSU
Current RX 100 W ? ?
TX 400 W ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 197x in USA Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1965 and 19xx
Dimensions 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
? ?
Weight 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
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Accessories ? - ?
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007 COMMANDER-TX-000025 SILTRONIX-001011