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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 70 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM  
Sensitivity 3.5 µV at 20 MHz (-6 dB, 30% modulation) 0.5 µV ?
Selectivity 4.5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)
7 kHz @ -6 dB
19 kHz @ -60 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 3 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX 35 W ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1966 Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 496 × 160 × 362 mm
(19.53 × 6.30 × 14.25 in)
157 × 55 × 222 mm
(6.18 × 2.17 × 8.74 in)
?
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Marine / Navy
Features BFO
Bandspread
ANL (Autom. Noise Limiter)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000075 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-000300 ITT-MACKAY-MARINE-003010B