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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Spectrum Display
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 25-3000 MHz (minus cellular) 3.5 / 7.0 / 10.1 / 14.0 / 18.05 / 21.0 MHz
(2 or 4 selected bands per module)
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   AM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
25-225 MHz: 0.6 µV
225-1700 MHz: 0.8 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-225 MHz: 0.35 µV
225-1700 MHz: 0.35 µV
1700-2700 MHz: 0.6 µV
2700-3000 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-225 MHz: 2 µV
225-1700 MHz: 2 µV
0.2 µV for 10 dB (S+N)/N ?
Selectivity ? Approx. 200-800 Hz ?
Filters ? 4-pole variable-bandwidth crystal filter ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 watt (peak) into 8-ohm load Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range ? 3.5 / 7.0 / 10.1 / 14.0 / 18.05 / 21.0 MHz
(2 or 4 selected bands per module)
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - CW   AM  
RF-output ? QRP (0-5 W) 4 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC 8.5 to 15 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 1.4 A 55 mA ?
TX ? 700-900 mA 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 199x and 200x in USA Between 19xx and 20xx
Dimensions 220 × 120 × 195 mm
(8.66 × 4.72 × 7.68 in)
130 × 60 × 180 mm
(5.12 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
184 × 57 × 220 mm
(7.24 × 2.24 × 8.66 in)
Weight 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) 600 gr (1.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Ultra-fast FFT search algorithms
Up to 10 MHz spectrum bandwidth
Waterfall display. 5" color TFT
RS-232C
? Instant channel 9
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-SR-002000 ELECRAFT-K000001 COBRA-000029-LTD-CHR