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Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability Less than 200 Hz per 8 hour at 0-40 °C and ±10% variation in line voltage after 0.5 hour warmup ? ?
Tuning steps 10 / 1 MHz / 100 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 11m 26,965-27,405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.01-0.5 MHz
< 4 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 25 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
0.5-30 MHz
< 0.3 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 2.0 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
? ?
Selectivity 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 11.5 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.3 kHz @ -60 dB
1.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.4 kHz @ -60 dB
0.3 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.6 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters 6 / 2.4 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz Optional filters available ? ?
Receiver system Double / triple conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB below 10 MHz ≥ 50 dB above 10 MHz ? ?
Audio output 2 W @ 5% THD Internal speaker Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 11m 26,965-27,405 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 1000 / 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 120 / 240 V AC ± 10% single fase 50~420 Hz Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 35 W ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 198x and 198x in USA
Dimensions 340 × 140 × 380 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
? ?
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
AVC (Automatic Volume Control
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-MSR-000002 PRESIDENT-VEEP PRESIDENT-KP-000033