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Base Station CB Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
HF / 6m / 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 0.005% +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Channelized Channelized Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.? MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations AM   AM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity 0.1 µV for 300 mW of audio 0.6 µV for 10 dB S+N/N 70 nV (with preamp)
Selectivity 5 kHz @ -6 dB 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 20 kHz @ -60 dB Software defined
Filters Collins mechanical filter in front end ? Software defined
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Direct Down Conversion, SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 7.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Software defined
Image rejection 60 dB ≥ 50 dB ≥ 90 dB
Audio output ? 3 W @ 10% THD Through computer

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.? MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations AM   AM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
RF-output 3.5 W 4 W HF: 20 W, VHF: 8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8 V DC 10 to 15 V DC
Current RX ? 0.3-1.3 A ?
TX ? 1.8 A 3A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 196x Between 1975 and 197x in USA Between 201x and 20xx in Russia
Dimensions ? 140 × 50 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.30 in)
165 × 100 × 35 mm
(6.50 × 3.94 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s)
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ANL ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN TRAM-TR-000027E TRAM-XL EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-SUNSDR000002