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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Desktop Marine receiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-30 MHz (60×500 kHz bands) 25.965-28.005 MHz 150-4200 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5-30 MHz:
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.005-0.5 MHz:
25-200 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: ? MHz
2nd: ? MHz
3rd: 230 KHz
? 600 kHz
Image rejection 0.5-30 MHz: 80 dB average, 50 dB minimum ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 25.965-28.005 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 12 W ?

Connections

Antenna Hi-Z - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 115/230 VAC ? 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1972 in USA Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 1972 and 197x in Denmark
Dimensions 420 × 195 × 320 mm
(16.54 × 7.68 × 12.60 in)
190 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 36 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Marine / Navy
Features ? ? 35 crystal controlled frequencies
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000500 HY-GAIN-V-(008795) SAILOR-R000106