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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 0.005% ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 26.5-29.7 MHz FM: 88-108 / 134-174 / 200-260 / 350-520 MHz
AM: 118-134 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz 1 µV for 10 dB S/N < 0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz 10 kHz @ -30 dB 12.5 kHz < -60 dB
25 kHz < -70 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 735 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz 11-16 V DC negative ground ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) 0.4 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.5-29.7 MHz 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 0.5 W (3 W) 5-50 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 200Ω 50-52Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack ? 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 100 mA 500 mA
TX - 180 mA 9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in China
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
121 × 35 × 160 mm
(4.76 × 1.38 × 6.30 in)
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Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 1.12 kg (2.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional S-meter ? DTMF-mic
Detachable front panel
Called ID
Twin RX
Cross-band repeater
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088LF SOMMERKAMP-TS-000727GT WOUXUN-KG-UV000920R