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Handheld Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 1.5-30 MHz 26.965-27.225 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 3 µV
DSB: 3 µV
Selectivity ? ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ? Collins mechanical filter in front end
Receiver system ? ? Capacitor tuning
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 4245/4535 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 65 dB
Audio output ? requires headphones / external speaker 1 W (1.8% THD) ~ 4 W (5.4 THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 1.5-30 MHz 26.965-27.225 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   DSB  
RF-output 1.5 W 40 W, 25 W, 5 W (PEP) AM: 2-3 W / DSB: 8-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 20-32V DC (28V nominal) Mains (115 V AC ±10%, 50-60 Hz)
Current RX ? 30 W ?
TX ? 140 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 1975 Between 197x and 20xx in MEL Communications Ltd in Crawley, England Between 1967 and 1969
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 Base Station

Other features

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