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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz Conitnuous

Receiver

RX-range 50-430 kHz / 0.48-35 MHz
Bandspread on ham bands
0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 11 tubes + voltage regulator ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 80-10 m
Modulations - FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W 750 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 11.7-15.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 0.5 A ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1949 in USA Between 2007 and 200x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions ? 112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
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Weight ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise limiter Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000007 STANDARD-FTM-000010 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000700