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Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz Channelized 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-35 MHz 25.615-28.315 MHz 26.500-30.200 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection -50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 25.615-28.315 MHz 26.500-30.200 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W 25 W SSB: 25 W, AM/FM/CW: 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC ? 12 V DC
Current RX 1.5 A ? ?
TX 20 A max ? 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
200 × 50 × 235 mm
(7.87 × 1.97 × 9.25 in)
200 × 60 × 265 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 10.43 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 1 bank(s) 271 channels in 1 bank(s) 440 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Roger beep
+10 kHz switch
Echo chamber option
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000140S ALAN-000087 ALAN-009001