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Mobile Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m 40 m (7.0-7.3 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Super-heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz - 40 m (7.0-7.3 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   - CW   SSB  
RF-output 3.5 W ? ~30 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1988 Between 197x and 197x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 170 × 45 × 155 mm
(6.69 × 1.77 × 6.10 in)
? 220 × 80 × 230 mm
(8.66 × 3.15 × 9.06 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PA function Tunable BFO for SSB/CW ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ZODIAC-M-005123 LAFAYETTE-HA-000800A SWAN-(CUBIC)-MB-000040A