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Mobile CB Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  40m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-30 MHz - 7-7.1 / 21-21.45 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   - CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 25-30 MHz 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 m 15 + 40m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   CW   SSB  
RF-output 45 W 90 W 1/10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? External PSU (500-600V DC @ 100 mA; 6.3 V @ 4.7 A or 12.6 V @ 2.35 A AC/DC) 12-15 V DC
Current RX ? - ?
TX ? ? 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan
Dimensions 197 × 57 × 273 mm
(7.76 × 2.24 × 10.75 in)
308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
250 × 115 × 90 mm
(9.84 × 4.53 × 3.54 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. battery and antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 240 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MAGNUM-S-000003 HEATHKIT-MT-000001-'CHEYENNE' JRC-JST-000010A