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Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 4 bands 10-80 m 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? <1 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ±2.6 kHz 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne, 9 Tubes Double direct conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - CW   AM   FM  
RF-output ? 30-40 W 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 35-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains Mains / 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1966 Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 190 × 260 mm
(14.96 × 7.48 × 10.24 in)
318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
310 × 110 × 225 mm
(12.20 × 4.33 × 8.86 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 24 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ¼" Head. Jack
S-Meter
BFO
Q-Multiplier
IF Gain
ANL
Bandspread
Antenna Trimmer
Mute
Dial Lamp
Standby
AVC ON/OFF
Full QSK 23 channels (1-23) + one additional 11A channel
Accessories ? ? -
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000230-(KT-340) TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570) LAFAYETTE-TELSAT-002000-AMFM