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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz in six bands 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8 µV at 1 MHz, 4.5 µV at 4.3 MHz, 7 µV at 16 MHz, 7 µV at 28 MHz ?
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15 kHz, 9 kHz, 3.4 kHz, 1.6 kHz, 400 Hz FM: 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ?
Image rejection 120 dB at 1 MHz / 60 dB at 16 MHz / 46 dB at 28 MHz ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 1 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 200Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 V AC mains or 6 V DC vibrator pack 9.6-16V DC
Current RX 100 VA 100-600 mA
TX - Max 500 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1940 and 1945 in USA Between 1981 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
129 × 52 × 191 mm
(5.08 × 2.05 × 7.52 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional S-meter ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088D STANDARD-C-000058