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MF/HF Marine Receiver
Handheld Transceiver
HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  11m (CB)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 150 kHz - 28 MHz in 10 bands 26.965-27.225 MHz 20-80 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   FM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
Selectivity ? ? 4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 700 kHz
2nd: 85 kHz
? 10 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker required ? Requires headphones or external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.225 MHz -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? 0.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V AC) or 110/220 V DC ? Mains (220 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 16 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in (Late sixties) Between 1982 and 1987 Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 195 × 126 × 198 mm
(7.68 × 4.96 × 7.80 in)
? 483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
Weight 35.40 kg (78.1 lbs) ? 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 22 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Marine / Navy Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication
Features ? AM/FM ?
Accessories ? ? DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display
MPN MARCONI-ATALANTA-002207C SWISS-CB-MK-II WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1