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Mobile Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 15 p.p.m. Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Channelized ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.405 MHz 220-225 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   USB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.405 MHz 220-225 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   USB   FM   -
RF-output 12 W 5-25 W -

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8 V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? 600 mA 80 W
TX ? 6.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 20xx Between 198x and 198x Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 185 × 56 × 264 mm
(7.28 × 2.20 × 10.39 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ASC DCL ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PRESIDENT-JACKSON-II KENWOOD-TM-003530A EDDYSTONE-000730/8