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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 3 / 5 / 9 (10) / 50 kHz depending on range ?

Receiver

RX-range 80 m Type 1 0.150-108 MHz
Type 2 0.150-29.995 / 87.6-108 MHz
Type 3 0.150-26.100 / 87.6-108 MHz
0.05-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? LW/MW/SW/VHF: Dual conversion superheterodyne, FM: superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW @ 10% THD + earphone jack ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 20 W - ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 TNC + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6V DC (4 × LR6/AA or external adapter) Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 90 × 182 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.17 × 1.97 in)
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Weight ? 650 gr (1.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? AC power adapter AC-D4
Rechargeable battery pack BP-23
Car battery cord DCC-127A, DCC-120 or DCC-240
Battery case EBP-6
Connecting cord RK-69A
VHF antenna AN-3
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MPN KANTRONICS-KT-000180 SONY-ICF-PRO-000070-(HI-SCAN) WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008888