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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
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Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 45 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? 300-500 mA 80 W
TX - Max 10 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
?
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
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