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Mobile CB Transceiver
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VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.405 MHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.7 μV - 110 dBm (AM/FM) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB
4.5 kHz @ -60 dB

AM/FM
12 kHz @ -3 dB
32 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 3 W max 0.75 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.405 MHz - 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 4 W FM / 1 W AM ? 10 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 75/400Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells 13.5 (11...16) V DC
Current RX 400 mA ? 600 mA
TX 3 A - 2.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 20xx and 20xx Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham) Between 197x and 197x in W.Germany
Dimensions 180 × 51 × 188 mm
(7.09 × 2.01 × 7.40 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
193 × 88 × 260 mm
(7.60 × 3.46 × 10.24 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ? 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
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