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Mobile CB Transceiver
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO
Mobile Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Channelized 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 / 6.25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25.615-28.315 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 87.5-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   P25   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ? ? Analog (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.25 µV (Wide Band)
≤ 0.35 µV (Narrow Band)
Digital
0.3 µV / -117.4 dBm (BER 5%), 0.7uV/-110dBm (BER 1%)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.8 W 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 25.615-28.315 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM   DMR  
RF-output 25 W ? 5 / 10 / 25 / 50 W (UHF: 45 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 12-16 V DC 13.8 V DC ±20%
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 2014 and 201x in USA Between 2019 and 202x in China
Dimensions 200 × 50 × 235 mm
(7.87 × 1.97 × 9.25 in)
185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
?
Weight 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 271 channels in 1 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) 4000 channels in 250 bank(s)
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Roger beep
+10 kHz switch
Echo chamber option
Trunking: Motorola, LTR, EDACS
Spectrum sweeper
CTCSS/PL + DCS
Weather channels
Object oriented memory
1800 programmable objects
EEPROM storage
PC-programmable
1.77" color LCD. CTCSS/PL and DCS. DTMF. 2-tone/5-tone selcall.
SMS via keyboard. APRS (DMR & FM). Roaming. GPS and Bluetooth.
VFO. VOX. Backlit buttons. Micro-USB. Twin RX (V/U, V/V, U/U).
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALAN-000087 WHISTLER-WS001065 ANYTONE-AT-D000578UV