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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz (general coverage) 26.?-27.? MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   FAX  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ? ?
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? ±150 / ±1500 / ±3500 Hz
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 70.2 MHz (?)
2nd: 200 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.?-27.? MHz -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? 10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack ? Mains (127 or 220V AC) or 24V DC
Current RX 100VA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1950 in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 198x and 199x in East Germany
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
? 540 × 133 × mm
(21.26 × 5.24 × 0.00 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 120 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Commercial / Land mobile communication
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. AM/FM ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-SC-000088 FORMAC-000240 RFT-EKD-000700