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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Multimode QRP HF+6m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 0.005% ± 3 p.p.m. (Si570 defined) typical over 0-50 °C
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-6 m 26.965-27.255 MHz 1.8–29.990 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? 0.6 µV for 10 dB S+N/N 0.15 µV w/o preamp
Selectivity ? 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 20 kHz @ -60 dB CW: 50-1000 Hz
SSB: 250-3600 Hz
Filters ? ? 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Digital Direct Conversion / SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
1st: 7.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 50 dB ?
Audio output 3 W 3 W @ 10% THD 8 ohms, .5 watts

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 160-10 / 6 m
Modulations - AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? 4 W 5-8 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (105-125 V AC) 13.8 V DC 10.5-15.0 V DC
Current RX ? 0.3-1.3 A 350 mA
TX - 1.8 A 2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1964 in USA Between 1975 and 197x in USA Between 2018 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 400 × 222 × 228 mm
(15.75 × 8.74 × 8.98 in)
140 × 50 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.30 in)
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Weight ? 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ANL 128×64 pixels LCD
Accessories ? - ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000270 TRAM-XL LNR-PRECISION-LD-000011