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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Single Band Transverter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  2000m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 15 kHz to 4 MHz in five bands (15-40 kHz / 100-250 kHz / 245-645 kHz / 0.635-1.65 MHz / 1.55-4 MHz) 26.965-27.405 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   FM   -
Sensitivity CW, Narrow filter (10 dB S/N)
15 kHz: 30 µV
40 kHz: 4 µV
100 kHz: 5 µV
250 kHz: 5 µV
645 kHz: 4 µV
1.65 MHz: 1 µV
4 MHz: 1 µV
? ?
Selectivity Wide: 8 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-40 dB)
Intermediate: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-40 dB)
Narrow: 1 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-40 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne (Band 1, 2 and 3) Double conversion superheterodyne (Band 4 and 5) ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 85 kHz / 4.5 MHz
2nd: 85 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz ?
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 220 mW 120 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 75-600Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 24 V DC (with ext. power unit) ? 13.8 V DC
Current RX 65 W ? ?
TX - ? 12 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1964 in United Kingdom Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx in Brazil
Dimensions 454 × 286 × 464 mm
(17.87 × 11.26 × 18.27 in)
60 × 170 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 6.69 × 1.18 in)
170 × 70 × 235 mm
(6.69 × 2.76 × 9.25 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) ? 1.93 kg (4.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 2 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MARCONI-MERCURY COM-TALK-GEE-000604 ZAMIN-TR000200