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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: < 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: < 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 7 kHz @ -6 dB / 10 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne, 14 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB
Audio output 1.5 W ? 4 W max

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM   FM  
RF-output - 5 W 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains / 12 V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.1 A
TX - ? 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
73 × 200 × 60 mm
(2.87 × 7.87 × 2.36 in)
210 × 90 × 240 mm
(8.27 × 3.54 × 9.45 in)
Weight 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) 600 gr (1.3 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000080 CHEROKEE-000038 INTEK-B-003104AF