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Handheld Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? requires headphones / external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1.5 W 3.5 W 40 W, 25 W, 5 W (PEP)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? ? 20-32V DC (28V nominal)
Current RX ? ? 30 W
TX ? ? 140 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 1975 Between 1976 and 197x Between 197x and 20xx in MEL Communications Ltd in Crawley, England
Dimensions 90 × 215 × 40 mm
(3.54 × 8.46 × 1.57 in)
? 230 × 220 × 336 mm
(9.06 × 8.66 × 13.23 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ? 26.00 kg (57.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ZODIAC-P-003003 HANDIC-000189 CLANSMAN-VRC-000321