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Handheld CB Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? within ± 150 Hz ?
Tuning steps Channelized 0.1 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.1 µV (10 dB S+N/S) 0.5-2 MHz
SSB/CW: 4 µV
AM: 15 µV

2-30 MHz
SSB/CW: 0.4 µV
AM: 1.5 µV
15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 6 kHz @ -6 dB 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
5.0 kHz (-60 dB)
2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Crystal controlled superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 1st: 45.055 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
5.52 MHz
Image rejection 45 dB ? 60 dB
Audio output 0.4 W, 10% THD @ 1000 Hz ? 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 2-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 1 W SSB/CW: 5/10 W, AM: 2/4 W 50-100 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic + Proprietary - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-12.5 V DC, 8 "A" Cells 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 16 mA min 0.5 A 300-500 mA
TX 250 mA max 3.3 A max 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions 75 × 220 × 50 mm
(2.95 × 8.66 × 1.97 in)
87 × 242 × 277 mm
(3.43 × 9.53 × 10.91 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 520 gr (1.1 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 2 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000021 YAESU-FT-000070 ATLAS-000210