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Handheld Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver
Dual band VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  ? 6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized 100 Hz 10 Hz, variable speed

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.225 MHz 20-500 MHz (1100 MHz with FE option) 69.9-70.5 (4m) / 50-52 (6m) MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? MDS = -130 dbm
Selectivity ? ? 500 Hz to 4 kHz adjustable with the SCAF filters
Filters ? 5 selectable IF-bandwidths (optional) 15 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion, down-converting design. Side-band elimination using phasing techniques with digitally generated Quadrature carriers and Image Reject Mixers preceded by 15 kHz crystal roofing filters.
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 25 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.225 MHz - 69.9-70.5 (4m) / 50-52 (6m) MHz
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 0.5 W ? 20 Watts CW or PEP SSB

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains (110, 120/220, 240 V AC, 47-400 Hz) 11.5-14 V DC
Current RX ? 100 W ?
TX ? - 3.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1987 Between 1982 and 198x in USA Between 2013 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 483 × 134 × 457 mm
(19.02 × 5.28 × 17.99 in)
203 × 95 × 305 mm
(7.99 × 3.74 × 12.01 in)
Weight ? 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 20 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AM/FM ? Fully PC-controllable
10.7 MHz IF-signal output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWISS-CB-MK-II WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008617B-SERIES NOBLE-RADIO-NR-000006N4