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Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
Shortwave transmitter

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options)
Modulations FM   AM   -
Sensitivity ? 0.4 µV for 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? 7 kHz @ -6 dB
21 kHz @ -60 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Crystal controlled single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz ?
Modulations FM   AM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 2 W 2.8 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? -
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 1991 in Japan & Korea Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 1970 and 1975 in Japan
Dimensions 70 × 200 × 44 mm
(2.76 × 7.87 × 1.73 in)
143 × 178 × 290 mm
(5.63 × 7.01 × 11.42 in)
?
Weight 890 gr (2.0 lbs) 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ZODIAC-P-008000 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-II KENWOOD-T-000599S