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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 6 XTAL channels for Rx and Tx Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 143.9-148.3 MHz 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne, XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.9-148.3 MHz 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
RF-output 10 W 260 W PEP 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12.6-16 V DC Mains or 12 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 196x and 1970 Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 210 × 70 × 251 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.88 in)
? ?
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 6 channels in bank(s) None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Tone burst encoder optional ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000202 SBE-SB-000035 ROBERTS-RCB-000040