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CB Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC 300 Hz
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 10-80m 26.565-27.99125 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N 0.25 µV @ 12 dB
Selectivity 5 / 7 kHz 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz
450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m 26.565-27.99125 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
RF-output ? 3W 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 12 V DC 13.2 V DC
Current RX ? 150 mA max ?
TX - 1 A 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1982 Between 1973 and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx
Dimensions 360 × 165 × 235 mm
(14.17 × 6.50 × 9.25 in)
330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
110 × 27 × 120 mm
(4.33 × 1.06 × 4.72 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Mute Line, ANL, Dial Lamp, Standby, Fine Tuning, Key Input Jack, Attenuator, Antenna Trimmer, Preselector, Dial Lamp Switch, Record Jack, AGC. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000302 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) CRT-MILLENIUM