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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-20 MHz 10-80m + 6m 109-136 / 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? W-FM: 0.18 µV
FM: 0.22 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 8 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 0.5 / 2.1 / 5 kHz ?
Receiver system 9 tube superhet Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 495 kHz 1st: 2.955 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker or headphones ? 2 W into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output - ? VHF: 20/40 W, UHF: 20/35 W

Connections

Antenna - - N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 6/170V 12V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 100mA 400 mA
TX - - 8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1932 and 1934 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 178 × 100 × 152 mm
(7.01 × 3.94 × 5.98 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight ? 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
Twin RX
Accessories External power supply 5886AB ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-AGS DAVCO-DR-000030 BAOJIE-BJ-009900