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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Military Transceiver
CB-radio + VHF/UHF scanner hybrid

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 100 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 225-400 MHz 25-54 / 137-225 / 320-512 / 758-960 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   FM   N-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity better than 5 µV (15 µV for 550-1500 kHz) ? Scanner (FM): 0.3-0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
CB (AM): 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 5 kHz (6 dB) 25 kHz (40 dB) ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? 1st: 265.55 or 380.75 MHz (depending on band)
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? 2.5 W at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 225-400 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM  
RF-output ? 20 W 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC + SO-239
Impedance 75/400Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 12V DC or 6×U2 cells 28 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 36-180 mA ? ?
TX - ? 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 196x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
? 185 × 56 × 205 mm
(7.28 × 2.20 × 8.07 in)
Weight 5.80 kg (12.8 lbs) less batteries ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1750 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 85 channels/second
Usage Marine / Navy Military communication Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? GPS
Weather alert
SD-card slot
Multi-color LCD
Trunk tracking (Motorola Type I/II/IIi/X2-TDMA, EDACS FM/N-FM, LTR, APCO Astro IMBE/Astro 25.P25/AMBE HDQPSK
CTCSS/PL + DCS detector
Beartracker warning system
SWR-meter for CB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010 MILITARY-AN/ARC-000051 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BEARTRACKER-000885