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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 3.5 µV at 20 MHz (-6 dB, 30% modulation)
Selectivity ? ? 4.5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains
Current RX ? ? 35 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1984 and 1987 Between 1965 and 1966
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
? 496 × 160 × 362 mm
(19.53 × 6.30 × 14.25 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? BFO
Bandspread
ANL (Autom. Noise Limiter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-PC-000404 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000075