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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 26.965-27.255 MHz 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 6020 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   -
RF-output 100 W 3.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 117/230V AC (12V DC option) 13.8 V DC Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 0.2 A ?
TX ? 1.0 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in USA Between 197x and 198x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
179 × 56 × 211 mm
(7.05 × 2.20 × 8.31 in)
?
Weight ? 1.85 kg (4.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 5 scanning memories
ANL
PA
SelCall
Tunable BFO for SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005 ZODIAC-SEARCHER-000040 LAFAYETTE-HA-000800B