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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  2000m  11m (CB)  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 15 kHz to 4 MHz in five bands (15-40 kHz / 100-250 kHz / 245-645 kHz / 0.635-1.65 MHz / 1.55-4 MHz) 26.965-27.405 MHz (26.?-29.700 MHz) 118-140 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity CW, Narrow filter (10 dB S/N)
15 kHz: 30 µV
40 kHz: 4 µV
100 kHz: 5 µV
250 kHz: 5 µV
645 kHz: 4 µV
1.65 MHz: 1 µV
4 MHz: 1 µV
? 0.75 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity Wide: 8 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-40 dB)
Intermediate: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-40 dB)
Narrow: 1 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-40 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne (Band 1, 2 and 3) Double conversion superheterodyne (Band 4 and 5) ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 85 kHz / 4.5 MHz
2nd: 85 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz (26.?-29.700 MHz) -
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   -
RF-output ? 4 W (25 W) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC + SO-239
Impedance 75-600Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 24 V DC (with ext. power unit) ? 11-14 V DC
Current RX 65 W ? 300 mA max
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1964 in United Kingdom Between 200x and 200x Between 1984 and 1987 in Japan
Dimensions 454 × 286 × 464 mm
(17.87 × 11.26 × 18.27 in)
158 × 48 × 185 mm
(6.22 × 1.89 × 7.28 in)
160 × 46 × 120 mm
(6.30 × 1.81 × 4.72 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 240 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MARCONI-MERCURY INTEK-MULTICOM-003230 SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000532