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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability better than ±2 ppm ? ?
Tuning steps 1 kHz ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.6-29.999 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz 0.01-3000 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 1 µV for S/N > 10 dB ? AM (10 dB S/N, BW: 6 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.56 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.56 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.36 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, BW: 15 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.56 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.28 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.32 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.22 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, BW: 220 kHz)
90-150 MHz: 1.12 µV
400-700 MHz: 1.25 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.9 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N, BW: 3 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.25 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.23 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.14 µV
Selectivity SSB: 2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-40 dB)
AM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-55 dB)
? 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 110 & 220 kHz (500 Hz optional)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 622 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.7 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 1.6-29.999 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   -
RF-output 5/20 W (PEP) ? W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + Proprietary (military) - SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC (operates down to 12V DC) ? 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 250 mA ? 1 A
TX 4 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 2008 in Japan
Dimensions 366 × 116 × 275 mm
(14.41 × 4.57 × 10.83 in)
? 217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) in basic configuration ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 2000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? AFC and NB
Alpha tags
EEPROM storage
Five VFO's
Clock and sleep timer
10.7 MHz IF output
Discriminator output
RS232C
Accessories ? ? 4-way external antenna switch
Tape recording cable
CTCSS unit
25-1300 MHz discone antenna
12 V cable
Voice inverter unit
30 kHz to 2 GHz ultra wideband antenna
Collins 2.5 kHz mechanical SSB filter
Collins 6 kHz mechanical AM filter
Collins 500 Hz mechanical CW filter
RS232C cable, 25 pin
MPN RACAL-TRA-000931 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000055 AOR-AR-005000A