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Mobile Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  ? ?
Freq. stability ? better than ±2 ppm ?
Tuning steps Channelized 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 1.6-29.999 MHz ?
Modulations AM   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? 1 µV for S/N > 10 dB ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-40 dB)
AM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-55 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 1.6-29.999 MHz 15-160m
Modulations AM   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output 3.5 W 5/20 W (PEP) SSB: 1 kW PEP, CW: 850 kW (drive power: 85-100 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 24V DC (operates down to 12V DC) Mains
Current RX ? 250 mA ?
TX ? 4 A 7.5 A @ 240 V AC / 15 A @ 120 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 197x and 19xx in Great Britain Between 197x and 198x in USA
Dimensions ? 366 × 116 × 275 mm
(14.41 × 4.57 × 10.83 in)
361 × 178 × 406 mm
(14.21 × 7.01 × 15.98 in)
Weight ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) in basic configuration 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-TELSAT-SSB-000075 RACAL-TRA-000931 HEATHKIT-SB-001000