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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 11 m 10m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output 1 W, external speaker required ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 11 m 10m
Modulations - AM   FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 50 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 105-125V AC ? 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ? Max 300 mA
TX - ? Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1965 in USA Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 200x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 400 × 222 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.74 × 9.02 in)
? 140 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
Weight ? ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 22 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000190 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-000130A AZDEN-PCS-007800