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Mobile CB Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability < 0.001% ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Channelized ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.225 MHz 0.05-30 MHz 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity SSB: < 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
AM: < 0.5 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
FM: < 0.7 µV (20 dB (S+N)/N)
? Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.35 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
Selectivity SSB/AM: 4.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 7.0 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
? TIA603: 60 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 70 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C: 45 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 70 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system Single (SSB/AM) / Double (FM) conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output 1.5 W / 8 Ohm @ 10% THD ? 500 mW @ 3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.225 MHz - 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   USB   LSB   - FM   DMR  
RF-output 0.5 W ? VHF: 1/5 W, UHF: 1/4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.2 V DC (10.8-15.6 V DC) Mains 7.2 V DC (1300 or 2200 mAh Li-Ion)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Taiwan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2012 and 201x
Dimensions 185 × 58 × 230 mm
(7.28 × 2.28 × 9.06 in)
? 131.5 × 63.5 × 36.2 mm
(5.18 × 2.50 × 1.43 in)
Weight 2.05 kg (4.5 lbs) ? 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-V117 battery
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features PA
NB
Clarifier
? IP 57
Accessories - ? ?
MPN SWISS-CB-MK-III WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008711 VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-000300