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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
80-6 m, ham bands only 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N ? 0.1 µV for 300 mW of audio
Selectivity 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ? 5 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ? Collins mechanical filter in front end
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 3500 / 450 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output Requires external speaker. 3 W output 3 W (external speaker required) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50-80Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1963 and 196x
Dimensions 407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
394 × 220 × 228 mm
(15.51 × 8.66 × 8.98 in)
?
Weight 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000155 TRAM-TR-000027E