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Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 1000 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB) SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 2 m/70 cm: Double-conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.8 MHz (2 m), 47.05 MHz (70 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (2 m/70 cm)
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Image rejection 2 m: 65 dB 70 cm: 60 dB > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/40 W, Medium: 5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) 12 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) ?
Current RX 1.3 A 100 W ?
TX Max 12 A 400 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 1971 and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 362 × 109 × 365 mm
(14.25 × 4.29 × 14.37 in)
413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
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Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 33 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Remote control. CTCSS and DTMF options. Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-C-000050D SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007A COBRA-002000-GTL