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Deluxe Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.003%, PLL-synthesizer
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 138-174 MHz 26,065-28,305 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1.0 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 4 kHz @ -5 dB, 10 kHz @ -50 dB
SSB: 2 kHz @ -5 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 50 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W @ 10 THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
26,065-28,305 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10 m) High: 45 W, Low: 5 W CW/AM/FM: 10 W, SSB: 21 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External high-voltage power supply 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? Max 800 mA ?
TX ? Max 9.5 A 90 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1988 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
?
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 3000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? SWR / Power meter
Roger beep
Echo
AGC
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000101 ICOM-IC-000228H GALAXY-SSB-ECHO