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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 26.965-27.255 MHz 8 fixed crystal positions
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 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 ? ?
IF-freqs. 735 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 200Ω 50Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack ? 12V DC
Current RX ? ? 210 mA max
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 1976 and 1989 Between 196x and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
78 × 240 × 49 mm
(3.07 × 9.45 × 1.93 in)
?
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional S-meter ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088LF ZODIAC-P-003006C EDDYSTONE-000962