SBE Est. 1962 , closed 1975 | USA

SideBand Engineers was founded by the founder of Gonset, Mr. Faust Gonset in 1962. Its goal was to create ideal mobile equipments with latest transistor technology and advanced design.

In 1963, SBE started to sell their first model, SBE SB-33 transceiver. It is known as the first practical transistorized rig; one of the important milestones of the amateur equipment history. The SBE SB-34 followed in 1964.

In 1970s, all of the U.S. amateur equipment manufactures were under attack of the Japanese made rigs. SBE started to sell the SBE SB-35 and SBE SB-36 which were manufactured in Japan, but they could not save the company. Reportedly very few SBE SB-35 manufactured.

SBE withdrew from the amateur market in late 1970, kept manufacturing high quality - high performance CB radios and scanners for a while. Sometime later however the company completely disappeared from the consumer radio equipment market.

SBE Aspen Aspen
Handheld Transceiver
19xx-19xx
RX
-
26.965-27.405 MHz
TX
-
26.965-27.405 MHz
SBE Brute Brute
Mobile Transceiver
19xx-19xx
RX
-
26.965-27.225 MHz
TX
-
26.965-27.225 MHz
SBE Capri II Capri II
Mobile Transceiver
197x-197x
RX
AM  
26.965-27.255 MHz
TX
AM  
26.965-27.255 MHz
SBE Console Console
Desktop Transceiver
197x-197x
RX
AM   USB   LSB  
26.965-27.405 MHz
TX
AM   USB   LSB  
26.965-27.405 MHz
SBE Console II Console II
Desktop-Transceiver
197x-197x
RX
AM   SSB  
26.965-27.405 MHz
TX
AM   SSB  
26.965-27.405 MHz
Console V
Desktop-Transceiver
19xx-19xx
RX
AM   SSB  
26.965-27.405 MHz
TX
AM   SSB  
26.965-27.405 MHz
SBE Cortez Cortez
Mobile Transceiver
1975-197x
RX
-
26.965-27.225 MHz
TX
-
26.965-27.225 MHz
SBE Formula D Formula D
Mobile Transceiver
19xx-19xx
RX
-
26.965-27.405 MHz
TX
-
26.965-27.405 MHz
Formula D touch/com
Mobile CB Transceiver
197x-197x
RX
AM  
26.965-27.255 MHz
TX
AM  
26.965-27.255 MHz
SBE Key/Com 1000 Key/Com 1000
Mobile Transceiver
19xx-19xx
RX
-
26.965-27.405 MHz
TX
-
26.965-27.405 MHz
Land-Command
Desktop Transceiver
19xx-19xx
RX
-
26.965-27.? MHz
TX
-
26.965-27.? MHz
SBE Malibu 40 Malibu 40
Mobile Transceiver
19xx-19xx
RX
-
26.965-27.405 MHz
TX
-
26.965-27.405 MHz
SBE SB-33 SB-33
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
1963-196x
RX
USB   LSB  
80-15 m
TX
USB   LSB  
80-15 m
SBE SB-34 SB-34
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
1966-1970
RX
USB   LSB  
80-15 m
TX
USB   LSB  
80-15 m
SBE SB-35 SB-35
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
196x-1970
RX
CW   USB   LSB  
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz
TX
CW   USB   LSB  
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz
SBE SB-36 SB-36
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
196x-1970
RX
CW   USB   LSB  
80-10 m
TX
CW   USB   LSB  
80-10 m
SBE Sentinel I Sentinel I
Desktop VHF Scanner / receiver
-
RX
FM  
75-85 / 144-171 MHz
TX
-
-
SBE Sentinel VI Sentinel VI
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
1975-197x
RX
-
144-171 / 450-470 MHz
TX
-
-
SBE Sidebander Sidebander
Mobile Transceiver
197x-197x
RX
AM   USB   LSB  
26.965-27.405 MHz
TX
AM   USB   LSB  
26.965-27.405 MHz
SBE Sidebander 6 Sidebander 6
Mobile VHF Transceiver
19xx-19xx
RX
-
6m
TX
-
6m
SBE Sidebander IV Sidebander IV
Mobile Transceiver
19xx-19xx
RX
AM   SSB  
26.965-27.405 MHz
TX
AM   SSB  
26.965-27.405 MHz
SBE Sidebander VI Sidebander VI
Mobile Transceiver
19xx-19xx
RX
AM   USB   LSB   DSB  
26.965-27.405 MHz
TX
AM   USB   LSB   DSB  
26.965-27.405 MHz
SBE Super Console Super Console
Desktop Transceiver
197x-197x
RX
AM   USB   LSB  
26.965-27.405 MHz
TX
AM   USB   LSB  
26.965-27.405 MHz
SBE Tahoe 40 Tahoe 40
Mobile CB Transceiver
19xx-19xx
RX
AM  
26.965-27.405 MHz
TX
AM  
26.965-27.405 MHz
SBE Touch/com 40 Touch/com 40
Mobile CB Transceiver
197x-197x
RX
AM  
26.965-27.? MHz
TX
AM  
26.965-27.? MHz
Trinidad
Desktop Transceiver
19xx-19xx
RX
AM  
26.965-27.255 MHz
TX
AM  
26.965-27.255 MHz
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