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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld CB Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N ? ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor) ? ?
Filters 9MHz crystal ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker required Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
RF-output SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W 1 W 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - Headphones -

Electrical

Power req. Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit 12 V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between 1983 and 1987 Between 1984 and 1989
Dimensions 152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
75 × 200 × 57 mm
(2.95 × 7.87 × 2.24 in)
215 × 63 × 165 mm
(8.46 × 2.48 × 6.50 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 1.73 kg (3.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 4 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 GALAXY-GT000550 ZODIAC-P-002004C ZODIAC-M-000244