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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz (general coverage) 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz 0.5 µV SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz 70 dB > 70 dB
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 4 W SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 200Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 100VA 200 mA 4 A
TX - 1 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1950 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
115 × 40 × 200 mm
(4.53 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO, Main Tuning Dial, Veneir Tuning Dial, Tuning Lock, Antenna Trimmer, HF/TONE Adjustment, Crystal Phasing, Selectivity , RF GAIN, AF GAIN, Diversity IF GAIN, Noise Limiter, VC. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-SC-000088 PRESIDENT-BILLY ICOM-IC-000732