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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C ± 135 Hz
Tuning steps ? 50 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N) AM: 0.5 µV
SSB: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ± 50 kHz @ 80 dB ?
Filters ? > 30 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 13 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 85 dB
Audio output ? 50 mW into 600 ohm 8 Ohm, 2.5 Watt

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.000-69.950 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   SSB  
RF-output ? 1 / 15 W AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 52Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max) Mains / 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? 60 mA (24V) ?
TX - 240 mA (24V) ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1969 in Great Britain Between 196x and 198x in Germany Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 425 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
222 × 268 × 330 mm
(8.74 × 10.55 × 12.99 in)
340 × 100 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 3.94 × 11.42 in)
Weight 19.50 kg (43.0 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) transceiver + control box 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 880 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000940 MILITARY-SEM-000025 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000490