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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range - 25.615-28.305 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz (?)
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 watts at 300-3000 cycle (Adjustable low-level speech clipping; 500 ohm output available) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 25.615-28.305 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output AM: 150 W, SSB/CW: 180 W 20 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50-72Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains
Current RX - ? 60 W
TX 500 W peak ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 196x in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 1979 and 1988 in Great Britain
Dimensions 495 × 295 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
? 483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
Weight ? ? 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 240 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? AM/FM/SSB/CW ?
Accessories ? ? ?
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