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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation
Tuning steps ? Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.11-18.5 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations - AM   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 4 W 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains (with PS-500AC)
Current RX ? ? 250 W max
TX - ? 450 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1941 and 1945 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 470 × 216 × 238 mm
(18.50 × 8.50 × 9.37 in)
? 330 × 220 × 300 mm
(12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in)
Weight 14.10 kg (31.1 lbs) ? 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clock / Alarm
Channel 9 monitoring
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Accessories ? ? External speaker
External Remove VFO
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000022R-SKYRIDER-MARINE TRAM-D-000300 KENWOOD-TS-000500