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Portable Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 5-8.5 / 12-16.5 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20 & 40 m 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output 1-4 W 3.5 W AM/FM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6.5-14V DC ? 13.8V DC
Current RX 34-45 mA ? ?
TX 300-700 mA ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2017 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 135 × 30 × 80 mm
(5.31 × 1.18 × 3.15 in)
? 154 × 52 × 194 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 7.64 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) without options ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Portable Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Built-in QSK keyer. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-KX000001 ZODIAC-MB-005012 ALBRECHT-SS000485