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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-29.9 / 87.5-108 MHz 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) ?
Modulations AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output 7 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) ?
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   AM   FM  
RF-output ? AM: 7 W, FM/SSB: 25 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC, 6LR20 and 3LR6 batteries or mains 12-16V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 3-5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 199x and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 320 × 180 × 250 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 9.84 in)
154 × 52 × 248 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 9.76 in)
124 × 36 × 101 mm
(4.88 × 1.42 × 3.98 in)
Weight 4.11 kg (9.1 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 428 gr (15.1 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Built-in clock Repeater offset (Shift) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
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