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Handheld Transceiver
High performance Shortwave receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.05-30 MHz 520 kHz - 30 MHz / 86-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 0.3 / 1 / 3.2 / 6 / 16 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? PLL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 4″ Speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.405 MHz - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output 4 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC + Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains Mains / 6 V DC / 4 AAA cells
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2001 Between 198x and 199x in USA Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 139 × 37 × 182 mm
(5.47 × 1.46 × 7.17 in)
483 × 133 × 493 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.41 in)
450 × 250 × 230 mm
(17.72 × 9.84 × 9.06 in)
Weight 860 gr (1.9 lbs) 15.75 kg (34.7 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AM/FM Audio and RF/IF ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIDLAND/ALAN-000078-PLUS-MULTI WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008718-2 TECSUN-S-002000