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Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.001%
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 26.695-27.845 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.5 µV / < 0.15 µV for 10 dB S/N (AM/ SSB)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -50 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 26.695-27.845 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   SSB  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB/CW: 240 W (PEP), AM: 75 W AM: 4 W / SSB: 12 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC Mains Mains / 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 0.7 A - 1 A max
TX Max 6.9 A ? 3.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
? 285 × 135 × 342 mm
(11.22 × 5.31 × 13.46 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? VOX. FSK option. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000701E SOMMERKAMP-FLDX000500 GALAXY-DX-002547