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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld CB Transceiver
Single-channel VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz. ? 0.002%
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 25-54 MHz on any single channel, not necessarily the same for Rx and Tx
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) ? ≤ 0.25 µV
Selectivity 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz
0.5 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz
? 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 17 kHz @ -100 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne Double conversion superheteodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 Watts at 8 Ohms Internal speaker 1.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 25-54 MHz on any single channel, not necessarily the same for Rx and Tx
Modulations - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 800 mW 20 W (6 V DC) - 50 W (12 V DC or mains)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains ? 6 or 12 V DC or Mains
Current RX 36W ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx in Japan Between 1984 and 1988 Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
78 × 240 × 49 mm
(3.07 × 9.45 × 1.93 in)
330 × 178 × 187 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.36 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 24 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN JRC-NRD-000302A ZODIAC-P-002402FM HAMMARLUND-FM-000060A