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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Base Station CB Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.17-0.4 / 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   -
RF-output AM: 250 W, SSB: 250 W, CW: 300 W 3.5 W -

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance ? 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains / 13.8 V DC Mains
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1963 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 420 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.54 in)
310 × 110 × 225 mm
(12.20 × 4.33 × 8.86 in)
305 × 160 × 240 mm
(12.01 × 6.30 × 9.45 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 24 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL and VFO 23 channels (1-23) + one additional 11A channel ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-000500 LAFAYETTE-TELSAT-002000-AMFM KENTEC-BCL-000001