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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? 0.005%
Tuning steps Continuous 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 10 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 28-29.699 MHz
26-32 MHz for export models
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1.0 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 5.52 MHz 10.695 MHz
455 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB 65 dB
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 3 ohms 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 28-29.699 MHz
26-32 MHz for export models
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 180 W (PEP input) SSB: 100 W, AM/FM/CW: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 0.3-0.5 A ?
TX Max 16 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
?
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000180 CRT-HERCULE-TURBO