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HF Transceiver
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Handheld CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
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Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
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Filters 400 Hz optional ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne Crystal controlled super-heterodyne
IF-freqs. 9.00165 MHz 10.7 MHz ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 3 W into 4 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output 100 W on all bands 10 W 100 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 13.8V DC or mains ?
Current RX 1.8 A Max 1.4 A ?
TX 20 A max Max 2.9 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 1975 and 197x in West Germany Between 196x and 196x
Dimensions 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
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Weight 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103 BRAUN-SE-000401 LAFAYETTE-HA-000060