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Military Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  11m (CB)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C ?
Tuning steps Continuous 50 kHz 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-1.5 MHz in 4 bands 26.000-69.950 MHz 225-400 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? ± 50 kHz @ 80 dB ?
Filters ? > 30 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires high-Z headphones or external speaker LS-3 50 mW into 600 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 225-400 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max) 28 V DC
Current RX ? 60 mA (24V) ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1936 and 1945 in USA Between 196x and 198x in Germany Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 460 × 254 × 231 mm
(18.11 × 10.00 × 9.09 in)
222 × 268 × 330 mm
(8.74 × 10.55 × 12.99 in)
?
Weight 27.90 kg (61.6 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories None 880 channels in 1 bank(s) 1750 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Military communication Military communication
Features BFO ? ?
Accessories LS-3 external speaker ? ?
MPN MILITARY-BC-000344 MILITARY-EM-000025 MILITARY-AN/ARC-000051