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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Dual band VHF/UHF Mobile Radio

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  6m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-20 MHz (coils FB A-E)
0.8-34 MHz (coils FB AA-F)
20-160 m (bandspread coils AB 20-160)
6 / 2 m 108-136 / 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-490 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 2.5 / 5 kHz
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker / headphones required ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 6 / 2 m 136-174 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 5/10/20/50 W, UHF: 5/10/25/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1933 and 1934 in USA Between 1961 and 196x Between 2013 and 20xx
Dimensions ? ? 140 × 42 × 211 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 8.31 in)
Weight ? ? 1.16 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 750 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? 7 characters alpha-numeric display
Single or Dual Receive/Display Modes
User selectable multi-colored LCD display
Dual receive with separate volume control
Multiple scan modes including priority scan
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-FB-000007 POLYTRONICS-POLYCOM-000006N2 POLMAR-DB-000050