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Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  10m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  10m  4m  ?
Freq. stability ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C ? ?
Tuning steps 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 26.000-69.950 MHz 2-1100 MHz 1-20 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity better than 80 dB @ ±50 kHz ? ?
Filters ? 10 kHz to 500 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? Superhet with RF-stage
IF-freqs. ? ? 460 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 50 mW into 600 ohm ? 0.05 W

Transmitter

TX-range 26.000-69.950 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 150 mW / 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + Proprietary (military) - Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max); 13.8V does also work 12 U2-cell batteries (NiCd) Mains 12 / 24 V DC, 110 / 120 V AC depending on version
Current RX 60 mA (24V) ? ?
TX 240 mA (24V) - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in Germany Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1951 and 197x
Dimensions 359 × 270 × 125 mm
(14.13 × 10.63 × 4.92 in)
? 310 × 215 × 230 mm
(12.20 × 8.46 × 9.06 in)
Weight 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) with antenna and batteries ? 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 880 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Military communication Military communication Military communication
Features ? Signal strength readout in dBm ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MILITARY-SEM-000035 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008615 MILITARY-R000209