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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 15m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 ppm
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 15 m 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.135-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 15 m 26.965-27.255 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 20 W 3.5 W SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A max
TX ? ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 197x and 198x Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions ? 157 × 53 × 185 mm
(6.18 × 2.09 × 7.28 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight ? ? 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AM ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KANTRONICS-KT-000115 KRACO-002410 ALINCO-DX-SR000008