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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 135 Hz
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-30 MHz (60×500 kHz bands) 26-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   SSB   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5-30 MHz:
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.005-0.5 MHz:
25-200 µV (10 dB S/N)
? AM: 0.5 µV
SSB: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: ? MHz
2nd: ? MHz
3rd: 230 KHz
? ?
Image rejection 0.5-30 MHz: 80 dB average, 50 dB minimum ? 85 dB
Audio output ? ? 8 Ohm, 2.5 Watt

Transmitter

TX-range - 26-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   AM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W

Connections

Antenna Hi-Z SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 52Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 115/230 VAC 12-14V DC Mains / 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1972 in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 420 × 195 × 320 mm
(16.54 × 7.68 × 12.60 in)
? 340 × 100 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 3.94 × 11.42 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) ? 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 240 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000500 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000790DXCC RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000490