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Handheld CB Transceiver
HF/VHF Transverter
Mobile 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 28.0-29.7 <- 144-145.7 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   All mode   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.1 µV (10 dB S+N/S) 1 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.25 µV
Selectivity 6 kHz @ -6 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Crystal controlled superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 45.1 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 45 dB ? 65 dB
Audio output 0.4 W, 10% THD @ 1000 Hz ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 28.0-29.7 -> 144-145.7 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   All mode   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 1 W SSB/CW: 16 W 5 / 85 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic + Proprietary SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-12.5 V DC, 8 "A" Cells 12-16 V DC or mains 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 16 mA min ? 1 A
TX 250 mA max ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2015 and 201x in China
Dimensions 75 × 220 × 50 mm
(2.95 × 8.66 × 1.97 in)
168 × 153 × 336 mm
(6.61 × 6.02 × 13.23 in)
164 × 44 × 184 mm
(6.46 × 1.73 × 7.24 in)
Weight 520 gr (1.1 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 2 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in speaker CTCSS / PL
DCS
2-tone
DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000021 KENWOOD-TV-000502 ALINCO-DR-B000185