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Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps Channelized Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations - AM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB
30 kHz @ -60 dB
AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Dual conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output 4 W 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12 V DC Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 90 VA
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 1963 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 157 × 55 × 222 mm
(6.18 × 2.17 × 8.74 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AM PA output use in vehicle ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLT-000210 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-III EDDYSTONE-000770R-MK.-II