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General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  10m  11m (CB)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Good after approx. 20 minutes warm up and the shack isn't too drafty! ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 10 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.49-30.4 MHz 25.615-28.305 MHz 25.615-30.105 MHz (restricted in most countries)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity Described as "excellent", but weaker on 10m AM/CW: 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: 10 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB: 2 kHz (-5 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters 1 crystal filter with 6 selectivity positions ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion vacuum tube superhet. with 1 RF amp stage and 2 IF amps, diode detector and BFO using Octal type tubes. ? ?
IF-freqs. 456 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 8" Jensen speaker as standard Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 25.615-28.305 MHz 25.615-30.105 MHz (restricted in most countries)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
RF-output ? 25 W 15 W (export), 4 W normal

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 500Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (230/115 V AC) Mains 13.8 or 24 V DC ± 10%
Current RX ~ 90 W ? ?
TX - ? 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1949 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx in Taiwan Between 20xx and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? ? 122 × 35 × 165 mm
(4.80 × 1.38 × 6.50 in)
Weight ? ? 480 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 240 channels in 6 bank(s) 400 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Designed for a electro-dynamic loudspeaker with output transformer in the speaker enclosure. No output transformer on chassis! Roger beep
Dimmer
Echo tone
Variable RF power output
Color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40D RANGER-RCI-002980 CRT-002000H