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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? Better than +10 p.p.m. from 0 - 40 °C after 15 min. warm up ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 25.615-32.990 MHz 540-1500 kHz / 1.5-31 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) SSB: 0.25 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
AM: 1.0 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
FM: 0.3 µV at 12 dB SINAD
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Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) SSB: 4.2 kHz (-6 dB) / 8.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM / FM: 6.0 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection >50 dB ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 watts minimum at 10% THD with an 8 ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 25.615-32.990 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   -
RF-output 50 W AM: 45 W PEP, SSB/FM: 40 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 - 13.8 V DC, negative ground Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? 7 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Korea Between 2004 and 200x in China Between 1963 and 1967 in USA
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
195 × 60 × 290 mm
(7.68 × 2.36 × 11.42 in)
343 × 195 × 229 mm
(13.50 × 7.68 × 9.02 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 320 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital frequency readout
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT
Speech processor
VOX
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000005S MAGNUM-S-000009 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000077X