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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 26.965-27.405 MHz (25.165-29.655 MHz) 156.050-163.275 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 1 µV EMF @ 20dB SINAD
Distant: 119dBm (0,25 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Local: 110dBm (0,7 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz (25.165-29.655 MHz) 156.000-157.425 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 4 W (12 W) 1 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? ? 9-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX - ? 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1958 in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 2018 and 20xx in UK
Dimensions ? 154 × 52 × 187 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 7.36 in)
?
Weight ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 400 channels in 1 bank(s) 72 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Marine / Navy
Features ? ? IPx6 & IPx7
GPS/GLONASS/Beidou
NMEA0183/NMEA2000
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000300 INTEK-MULTICOM-000485 RAYMARINE-RAY000053