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Mobile Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? 0.001% Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Channelized Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.295 MHz 26.695-27.845 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   AM   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? < 0.5 µV / < 0.15 µV for 10 dB S/N (AM/ SSB) AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
450 kHz
Image rejection ? -50 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5W @ 10% THD 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.295 MHz 26.695-27.845 MHz -
Modulations AM   AM   SSB   -
RF-output ? AM: 4 W / SSB: 12 W PEP -

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains / 13.8 V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? 1 A max 80 W
TX ? 3.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 285 × 135 × 342 mm
(11.22 × 5.31 × 13.46 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight ? 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000630S GALAXY-DX-002547 EDDYSTONE-000730/8