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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than +10 p.p.m. from 0 - 40 °C after 15 min. warm up
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 / 76-90 / 87-108 MHz (XM Satellite radio option) 0.54-40 MHz 25.615-32.990 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: 0.25 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
AM: 1.0 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
FM: 0.3 µV at 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 4.2 kHz (-6 dB) / 8.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM / FM: 6.0 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 2.5 / 4 / 7 kHz ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W, external speaker required 2 watts minimum at 10% THD with an 8 ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range - - 25.615-32.990 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? AM: 45 W PEP, SSB/FM: 40 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4R20/D) 105-130V AC 12 - 13.8 V DC, negative ground
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - 7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in India Between 1957 and 1960 in USA Between 2004 and 200x in China
Dimensions 333 × 180 × 58 mm
(13.11 × 7.09 × 2.28 in)
425 × 255 × 275 mm
(16.73 × 10.04 × 10.83 in)
195 × 60 × 290 mm
(7.68 × 2.36 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1700 channels in 1 bank(s) None 320 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features PBT. Dual clocks and timers 320*240 pixel 5.7" LCD ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ETÓN-E000001-XM NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000188 MAGNUM-S-000009