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Mobile CB Transceiver
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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.53-30.15 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   AM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.63 µV (S+N/N=6dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM 9.0 kHz, AM-N/SSB 4.0 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz (SW1)
2nd: 455 kHz (SW2)
FM: 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 50-60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.405 MHz - -
Modulations AM   FM   - -
RF-output 4.5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 500Ω 50-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 230/115 VAC 9 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1940 and 1943 in USA Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 115 × 31 × 170 mm
(4.53 × 1.22 × 6.69 in)
340 × 158 × 280 mm
(13.39 × 6.22 × 11.02 in)
453 × 184 × 227 mm
(17.83 × 7.24 × 8.94 in)
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALAN-000021 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000200-OLDER SONY-ICF-006700W