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Teaberry / American Radio Corporation Stalker IX / Stalker 9 (TBX89)

A picture of Teaberry Stalker IX (TBX89) with roman numerals

SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL
Type:Citizen band transceiver
Frequency range:26.965-27.405 MHz
Channels / tuning steps:40
Mode:AM / SSB
Frequency control:PLL (Early: MB8719 - Later: uPD2824C)
Frequency stability:0.003%
Clarifier or Delta tune:±1.25 KHz
Power supply:13.8 VDC (Male 3-pin jack)
Current drain / power consumption:RX: ? mA
TX: ? A
Antenna impedance / connector:50 ohm / SO-239
Dimensions (W*H*D):184*57*235 mm (7.25*2.25*9.25")
Weight:1.81 Kg (4 lb)
Other features:PA. ANL/NB. Dimmer. Mic gain on the original microphone.




RECEIVER SECTION
Receiver system: Single conversion superheterodyne
IF: 7.8 MHz (Early) - 10.695 MHz (Later)
Sensitivity: AM: 0.5 uV (10 dB S+N/N)
SSB: 0.25 uV (10 dB S+N/N)
Squelch sensitivity: AM: 0.5 uV (Threshold)
SSB: 0.2 uV (Threshold)
Selectivity:6 KHz (-6 dB)
10 KHz (-60 dB)
Image rejection:60 dB
AF output power / speaker:3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm
External speaker connector:TS "Minijack" (3.5 mm), 8 ohm




TRANSMITTER SECTION
RF output power: AM: 4 W
SSB: 12 W (PEP)
Modulation system:
Max FM deviation (Factory set):No FM
Spurious emissions:Better than -60 dB
Microphone impedance / connector:? ohm / 5-pin (Male locking ring jack)
Microphone input level:? mV




MISCELLANEOUS
Manufactured:Taiwan, 1978-198x (Discontinued)
Main PCB: Early
PC-385AD by Uniden
Single sided with through-hole components
Later
PC-965BD by Uniden
Single sided with through-hole components
Sub PCBs: Early
PC-373AA - LED channel display and indicators board
PC-383AB - Channel selector board
PC-389AA - Microphone jack board
Later
PB-? - LED channel display and indicators board
PB-025AA - Channel selector board
PB-? - Microphone jack board
Additional info: What's up with the roman vs arabic numerals? Is it possibly the
early vs later version? Can anyone shed some light on this?
Related documents: User manual (6.6 MB)
Service manual (17.3 MB)
PLL (Early): MB8719
PLL (Later): uPD2824C
Market(s) / Approval(s): USA
FCC Data: TBX89
Sams Photofact #:CB-269 (August 1979)
Modifications and fixes:
Reviews:
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A picture of Teaberry Stalker 9 (TBX89) with arabic numeral
A rear picture of Teaberry (American Radio Corporation) Stalker IX (TBX89)