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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver
CB Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) AM: < 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: < 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) 7 kHz @ -6 dB / 10 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 5.52 MHz 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 60 dB 80 dB ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 3 ohms 4 W max Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output 180 W (PEP input) 4 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains / 12 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 0.3-0.5 A 1.1 A ?
TX Max 16 A 1.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
210 × 90 × 240 mm
(8.27 × 3.54 × 9.45 in)
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Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000180 INTEK-B-003104AF PRESIDENT-P000300