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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
5 band SSB transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  60m  40m  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz in six bands 6 m 3-18.2 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
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 ? 0.3 µV
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15 kHz, 9 kHz, 3.4 kHz, 1.6 kHz, 400 Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 9 MHz
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 - 6 m 60 / 40 / 20 / 17 / 15 m
Modulations - AM   FM   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 + Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 200Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 V AC mains or 6 V DC vibrator pack ? 10.5-12.5 V DC
Current RX 100 VA ? 260 mA
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1940 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
? 195 × 68 × 38 mm
(7.68 × 2.68 × 1.50 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional S-meter ? Dual VFO
Memory-CFO transfer
LCD display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088D KENWOOD-TR-001200 YOUKITS-TJ000002B