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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.005 %
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-1.5 MHz in 4 bands ? 26.965 - 27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.8 μV for 10 dB; (S + N) /N typical (limit 1.6 μV)
Selectivity ? ? 6 dB @ 7kHz, 70 dB @ 10kHz typical
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? Double Conversion Superheterodyne, PLL
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.692 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 65 dB
Audio output Requires high-Z headphones or external speaker LS-3 ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - ? 26.965 - 27.405 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna Proprietary (military) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? ? 13.8 V DC nom. (+ or - ground)
Current RX ? ? 800 mA
TX - ? 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1936 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 2012 and 201x
Dimensions 460 × 254 × 231 mm
(18.11 × 10.00 × 9.09 in)
? 152 × 58 × 327 mm
(5.98 × 2.28 × 12.87 in)
Weight 27.90 kg (61.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features BFO ? ?
Accessories LS-3 external speaker ? ?
MPN MILITARY-BC-000344 BANDO-TECHNIC-000001 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-PRO000505XL