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Base Station HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 30 kHz - 29.999 MHz 10-80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity CW: 0.2 µV / 10 dB
AM: 1 µV / 10 dB
FM: 0.2 µV
15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
?
Selectivity 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB
3.6 kHz @ -40 dB
AM: 6 kHz
CW: 200-1200 kHz
2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/CW/SSB) / triple (FM) conversion Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
5.52 MHz ?
Image rejection 70 dB 60 dB ?
Audio output internal speaker 2 W / 3.2 ohms Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 10-80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
RF-output 1-10 W 50-100 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC 13.2 V DC
Current RX 700 mA 300-500 mA ?
TX 4 A 16 A max 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2013 and 20xx in China Between 1975 and 1979 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 230 × 230 × 90 mm
(9.06 × 9.06 × 3.54 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
125 × 38 × 103 mm
(4.92 × 1.50 × 4.06 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features USB interface
LCD display
Built-in keyer
Built-in ATU
100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CHINESE-KN-000920 ATLAS-000210 PRESIDENT-WILLIAM