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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Fixed channels Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 144-171 / 450-470 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM  
Sensitivity < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) ? ?
Selectivity Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 1.25-1.45 MHz
2nd: 100 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 75Ω 50/75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC / Mains ?
Current RX 85 VA max ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 1975 and 197x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
152 × 57 × 191 mm
(5.98 × 2.24 × 7.52 in)
?
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? 8 crystal controlled channels ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/7 SBE-SENTINEL-VI TRAM-D000042