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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop CB Transceiver
Dual band VHF/UHF Mobile Radio

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 108-136 / 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-490 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 5.5 / 3 kHz ? 2.5 / 5 kHz
Receiver system Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle Tubes, 2 crystals per channel or VFO ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 136-174 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 5 W (input) VHF: 5/10/20/50 W, UHF: 5/10/25/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx
Dimensions 335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
340 × 140 × 220 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 8.66 in)
140 × 42 × 211 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 8.31 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 1.16 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 750 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Analog readout ? 7 characters alpha-numeric display
Single or Dual Receive/Display Modes
User selectable multi-colored LCD display
Dual receive with separate volume control
Multiple scan modes including priority scan
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000030 OFUNA-OF-000648 POLMAR-DB-000050