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Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized ? 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.05-30 MHz 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz
Receiver system ? DSP Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2W

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.405 MHz - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output 12 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - N-type SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50/450Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 12V DC
Current RX ? 35 W 500mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1998 and 200x in UK
Dimensions ? 482 × 133 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 20.00 in)
205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
Weight ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AM/SSB ? PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
Video output
TV sound output
Hamcomm I/F
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PALOMAR-SSB-002900 WATKINS-JOHNSON-HF-001000A FAIRHAVEN-RD000500VX