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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Dual band VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 10 Hz, variable speed

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 26.965-27.225 MHz 69.9-70.5 (4m) / 50-52 (6m) MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   - CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? MDS = -130 dbm
Selectivity ? ? 500 Hz to 4 kHz adjustable with the SCAF filters
Filters 5.5 / 3 kHz ? 15 kHz
Receiver system Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle ? Double conversion, down-converting design. Side-band elimination using phasing techniques with digitally generated Quadrature carriers and Image Reject Mixers preceded by 15 kHz crystal roofing filters.
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 25 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.225 MHz 69.9-70.5 (4m) / 50-52 (6m) MHz
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 0.5 W 20 Watts CW or PEP SSB

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - -
Impedance Hi/Z or 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 11.5-14 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? 3.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 1982 and 1987 Between 2013 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
? 203 × 95 × 305 mm
(7.99 × 3.74 × 12.01 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Analog readout AM/FM Fully PC-controllable
10.7 MHz IF-signal output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000030 SWISS-CB-MK-II NOBLE-RADIO-NR-000006N4