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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 30-50 / 148-174 MHz 522 - 1620 kHz / 26.965-27.405 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 100 W ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239 + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? ? 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 Between 1974 and 197x Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions ? ? 178 × 50 × 160 mm
(7.01 × 1.97 × 6.30 in)
Weight ? ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 120 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SS-009000 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000006 ALAN-000318