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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability 10ppm over operating temp range ? ?
Tuning steps 10 kHz ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50.500–51.990 MHz 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity <0.25mV for 12dB SINAD For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ?
Selectivity ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 14 valves Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 735 kHz ?
Image rejection 90 dB 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ?
Audio output 2W 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50.500–51.990 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 200Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 6V DC or 6×AA cells
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 4 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 20xx in Great Britain Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 60 × 200 mm
(7.28 × 2.36 × 7.87 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
181 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.13 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
Weight 825 gr (1.8 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 879 gr (1.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 120 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS programmable on repeater channels
REPEATER SHIFT (500kHz)
Optional S-meter ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AKD-006001 RCA-AR000088LF SONY-ICF-002003