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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Desktop SDR transceiver | 100 W | HF / 2 / 6m

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < 0.001% ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 80 m 26.965-27.225 MHz 0.09-65 / 95-148 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   USB   LSB   All mode   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? SSB: < 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
AM: < 0.5 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
FM: < 0.7 µV (20 dB (S+N)/N)
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Selectivity ? SSB/AM: 4.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 7.0 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? - ?
Receiver system ? Single (SSB/AM) / Double (FM) conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Software defined
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W / 8 Ohm @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80 m 26.965-27.225 MHz 0-160 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output 20 W 0.5 W HF: 100 W, VHF: 30 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.2 V DC (10.8-15.6 V DC) 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 1 A
TX ? ? 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1983 and 198x in Taiwan Between 2013 and 201x in Russia
Dimensions ? 185 × 58 × 230 mm
(7.28 × 2.28 × 9.06 in)
320 × 140 × 250 mm
(12.60 × 5.51 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 2.05 kg (4.5 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PA
NB
Clarifier
7" LCD, 1280x800 pixels
HDMI connector for external display
2 USB connectors
RS-232 (serial) / RJ-45 (ethernet)
WiFi optional
GPS optional
ATU optional
Accessories ? - ?
MPN KANTRONICS-KT-000180 SWISS-CB-MK-III EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-SUNSDR-MB000001