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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
CB-radio + VHF/UHF scanner hybrid

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz 0.5-999 MHz 25-54 / 137-225 / 320-512 / 758-960 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   N-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? Scanner (FM): 0.3-0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
CB (AM): 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? AM/FM: Double-conversion, W-FM: Triple-conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 61.65 MHz (AM/FM A-band), 59.25 MHz (WFM A-band), 46.35 MHz (AM/FM B-band)
2nd: 450 KHz (AM/FM), 13.35 MHz (WFM)
3rd: 1.95 MHz (WFM)
1st: 265.55 or 380.75 MHz (depending on band)
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 420-440 MHz (USA) 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV   AM  
RF-output ? High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 0.8-2.1 A 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2006 and 200x Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions ? 58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
185 × 56 × 205 mm
(7.28 × 2.20 × 8.07 in)
Weight ? 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 85 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX GPS
Weather alert
SD-card slot
Multi-color LCD
Trunk tracking (Motorola Type I/II/IIi/X2-TDMA, EDACS FM/N-FM, LTR, APCO Astro IMBE/Astro 25.P25/AMBE HDQPSK
CTCSS/PL + DCS detector
Beartracker warning system
SWR-meter for CB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000388/URR ICOM-IC-000091AD UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BEARTRACKER-000885