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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver
10W Handheld Dual-band Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Channelized 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz (general coverage) 26.965-27.255 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 / 450-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ? ≤ 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 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) ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 / 450-520 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 3.5 W 10 / 5 / 2 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
Impedance 200Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack ? 7.4 V DC, 1500 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX 100VA ? 100 mA max
TX - ? 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1950 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
? 135 × 70 × 38 mm
(5.31 × 2.76 × 1.50 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ? 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 24 channels in bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO, Main Tuning Dial, Veneir Tuning Dial, Tuning Lock, Antenna Trimmer, HF/TONE Adjustment, Crystal Phasing, Selectivity , RF GAIN, AF GAIN, Diversity IF GAIN, Noise Limiter, VC. ? CTCSS / DCS
DTMF / PTT ID
VOX on/off, VOX level setting, VOX delay time setting
PC Programmable
Wire Clone
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-SC-000088 KRACO-002455FM YANTON-T-000650