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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.003 %
Tuning steps ? Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 80-6 m, ham bands only 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 20 kHz (-50 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -40 dB
Audio output 3 W (external speaker required) ? 3.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM  
RF-output ? 3.5 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? ? 11.7-15.9 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1977 and 198x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 394 × 220 × 228 mm
(15.51 × 8.66 × 8.98 in)
? 170 × 60 × 240 mm
(6.69 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight ? ? 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? PA
Delta tune (± 750 Hz)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000155 ZODIAC-HOMER-000040 SBE-FORMULA D TOUCH/COM