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General

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

Receiver

RX-range 20-80 MHz - 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   - AM  
Sensitivity AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
? ?
Selectivity 4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 10 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires headphones or external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations - CW   AM  
RF-output ? 90 W input ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (220 V AC) Mains Mains
Current RX 16 W - ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
355 × 203 × 230 mm
(13.98 × 7.99 × 9.06 in)
220 × 85 × 180 mm
(8.66 × 3.35 × 7.09 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 12.25 kg (27.0 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 2 channels in bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? 2ea. 807 final ?
Accessories DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display ? ?
MPN WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1 WRL-/-GLOBE-CHIEF-000090(A) MYPET-MP-000271-C