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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-1.5 MHz in 4 bands ? FM: 88-108 / 134-174 / 200-260 / 350-520 MHz
AM: 118-134 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 kHz < -60 dB
25 kHz < -70 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires high-Z headphones or external speaker LS-3 ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 3-15.5 in 2 bands 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 5-50 W

Connections

Antenna Proprietary (military) Proprietary (military) -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? ? 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 500 mA
TX - - 9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1936 and 1945 in USA Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 2010 and 201x in China
Dimensions 460 × 254 × 231 mm
(18.11 × 10.00 × 9.09 in)
? ?
Weight 27.90 kg (61.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO ? DTMF-mic
Detachable front panel
Called ID
Twin RX
Cross-band repeater
Accessories LS-3 external speaker ? ?
MPN MILITARY-BC-000344 MILITARY-RT-000006 WOUXUN-KG-UV000920R