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Mobile CB Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.405 / 27.60125-27.99125 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.405 / 27.60125-27.99125 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 4 W 4 W SSB/CW/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? ? 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 4 A
TX ? ? 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 210 × 50 × 155 mm
(8.27 × 1.97 × 6.10 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AM/FM ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MAYCOM-AH-000027 MIDLAND/ALAN-000028 ICOM-IC-000732M