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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 80-15 m 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz 26.965-27.225 MHz
Modulations USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W @ 10% THD Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-15 m 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz 26.965-27.225 MHz
Modulations USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 50~60 W 260 W PEP 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - -
Impedance 40-100Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC Mains or 12 V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1970 Between 196x and 1970 Between 1975 and 197x
Dimensions 295 × 127 × 241 mm
(11.61 × 5.00 × 9.49 in)
? 150 × 53 × 220 mm
(5.91 × 2.09 × 8.66 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? AM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SBE-SB-000034 SBE-SB-000035 SBE-CORTEZ