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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld CB Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 27.425-27.495 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 27.425-27.495 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 2 W 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x Between 1984 and 1988 Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 139.7 × 50.8 × 184.15 mm
(5.50 × 2.00 × 7.25 in)
78 × 240 × 49 mm
(3.07 × 9.45 × 1.93 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight ? 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AZDEN-PCS-006000 ZODIAC-P-003106 HEATHKIT-HW-000100