Sideband Engineers Model 34 SSB Transceiver
80/40/20/15 Mtrs, 12VDC/110 AC, SSB Transciever Transistor & Tube Radio
WB6FZH- Yes, even though there are some transistors and diodes in this radio, it is a true classic. It utilized state-of-the-art technology for it's time, and sported a 2.1 kc Collins Mechanical Filter used both in the detection and generation of the SSB signal.
This unit is shown with the SBE "Codapter" and an after-market PTT microphone(LO-Z). The Codapter, generated a close to sine-wave audio tone that was introduced into the microphone jack, generating an aparently legal type of "CW". Very few adapters were sold, or have survived. The SBE 34 also had a 100 kc crystal calibrator and VOX unit sold as accessories.
Sideband Engineers Model 34 SSB Transceiver
317 Roebling Road, South San Francisco, California
- DATE OF FIRST MANUFACTURE- Late 1964 Prior ModelSBE-33
- PRICE CLASS- $400.00
- FREQUENCY RANGE
- 3775-4025 kc
- 7050-7300 kc
- 14.10-14.35 mc
- 21.20-21.45 mc
- TUBE and SEMICONDUCTOR COMPLIMENT
- 2- 6GB5 RF Power Amplifier, 1-12DQ7 RF Driver Tubes
- 23- Transistors, 18- Diodes, 1- Zener Diode, 1- Varactor Diode
- SIZE and WEIGHT
- 5" High, 11.25" Wide, 10" Deep
- 20 Pounds
- POWER INPUT- 135 watts (100 watts on 21mc)
- DISTORTION PRODUCTS- Down atleast 25 db
- CARRIER SUPPRESSION- -50 db
- SIDEBAND SELECTION- Upper or Lower Sideband from front panel
- UNWANTED SIDEBAND- Down 40 db min @ 300 cps
- ANTENNA IMPEADANCE- 40-100 ohms unbalanced
- AUDIO BANDWIDTH- 300-2400 cps @ 6 db
RECEIVER
- SENSITIVITY- 1 mv for 10 db signal to noise
- SELECTIVITY- 2.1 kc @ 6 db, 5.3 kc @ 60 db
- SPURIOUS RESPONSES- Images and I-F response down 40 DB minimum
- STABILITY- Less than 100 cps drift in any 30 minute period under normal conditions
- AUDIO OUTPUT- 2.0 watts @ 10 distortion
- TUNING RATE- 14 kc per revolution (slow), 80 kc per revolution (fast)
- SPEAKER- 3.2 ohms built in, terminals on rear panel for external
- POWER SUPPLY- Built-in 117 VAC/12VDC (Negative ground) dual supply, Cord determines mode.
- POWER CONSUMPTION
- AC Operation- Receive/35 watts, Transmit/165 watts (single tone)
- DC Operation- Receive Only/.5 ADC, Receive-Standby/3.6 ADC, Transmit/ 16.5 ADC (single tone)
ACCESSORIES- SB2-LA Linear Amplifier- 1 KW PEP 80-20, 750 PEP 21 mc
- SB3-DCP Inverter- 12 VDC to 110 AC 1200 W for SB2-LA
- SB2-XC Calibrator- 100 kc marker signal switched at front panel
- SB2-MB Mounting Plate- Flat surface, locks with padlock
- SB2-VOX Voice Operated Control- Plugs into back panel w/controls
- SB1-MIC Microphone- Controlled magnetic type, coiled cord, PL-68
- "Codapter"- CW Adapter- Internal VOX, Monitor Speaker, Plugs into microphone jack, Power from SBE-34, Key Terminals on Unit. $39.95
REVIEWED IN QST- July 1966 Pgs 38-40
MAGAZINE ARTICLES
- How to Improve your SB-34 Transceiver by Ed Marriner, W6BLZ- CQ April 1967
- CW and Extended Coverage for the SBE-34 by Katashi Nose, KH6IJ- CQ 1967?
- The SB-34 Transceiver Expanded Coverage and Convenience, John Schultz, W2EEY/1 CQ 9/68
SERVICE BULLETINS
- SBE Bulletin SBE-6, SBE-33/ General Service Tips: Improved AGC, Microphone amplifier improvements, AC Fuse addition(3AG 3A SB), Power inverter protection.
- SBE Bulletin SBE-7, SBE-33/#3- RE: Motorboating Audio, Talk-Back, Replacement of keying transistors Q-16 & Q-17
SERVICE MANUAL- A comprehensive service manual was written for the field service and factory service technicians. Printed Circuit X-ray and pictorial diagrams. Schematic diagrams, test and alignment are included.
NOTE: An article will be linked in 1999 to this page with Greg's SBE-34 rememberances. 1966 brought his first SBE-34, and it was the first radio he brought to Hawaii to test his new QTH in 1992.
Last Updated: February 3,1999
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