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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile 240-channel CB Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
(Export: 26.060-28.760 MHz)
25-512 MHz (with gaps)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM-video  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation)
28-54: 0.3μV
137-174: 0.4μV
400-512: 0.5μV

AM (20 dB S/N at 60% modulation)
25-27.995: 1.0μV
108-136.9875: 1.1μV
380-399.9875: 1.2μV

WMF (20 dB S/N at 22.5 kHz deviation)
88-107.900: 0.7μV

TV (20 dB S/N at 45 kHz deviation)
59.7500, 65.7500, 71.7500, 81.7500, 87.7500 (in 6 MHz steps): 0.8μV
179.7500, 185.7500, 191.7500, 197.7500, 203.7500, 209.7500, 215.7500
(in 6 MHz steps): 0.8μV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 265.50-60 MHz
2nd: 10.80 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? internal speaker 1100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz
(Export: 26.060-28.760 MHz)
-
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   -
RF-output ? AM/FM: 4 W, SSB: 4 W (PEP), Export: 0.2-20 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 12V DC or 3×AA batteries
Current RX ? ? 280 mA max
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1954 in USA Between 199x and 200x Between 2008 and 20xx
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
200 × 50 × 208 mm
(7.87 × 1.97 × 8.19 in)
210 × 75 × 145 mm
(8.27 × 2.95 × 5.71 in)
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 550 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 240 channels in 4 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 125 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000390/URR PRESIDENT-GEORGE RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000136