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Mobile CB Transceiver
Shortwave SDR Scanner / receiver
Desktop SDR transceiver | 100 W | HF / 2 / 6m

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability < 0.001% ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized ? Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.225 MHz 0.85-30 MHz 0.09-65 / 95-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   USB   LSB   All mode   All mode   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity SSB: < 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
AM: < 0.5 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
FM: < 0.7 µV (20 dB (S+N)/N)
? ?
Selectivity SSB/AM: 4.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 7.0 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system Single (SSB/AM) / Double (FM) conversion superheterodyne SDR SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? Software defined
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W / 8 Ohm @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.225 MHz - 0-160 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   USB   LSB   - All mode  
RF-output 0.5 W ? HF: 100 W, VHF: 30 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.2 V DC (10.8-15.6 V DC) 5 V DC (via USB) 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX ? 320 mA 1 A
TX ? - 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Taiwan Between 200x and 20xx in Great Britain Between 2013 and 201x in Russia
Dimensions 185 × 58 × 230 mm
(7.28 × 2.28 × 9.06 in)
185 × 38 × 110 mm
(7.28 × 1.50 × 4.33 in)
320 × 140 × 250 mm
(12.60 × 5.51 × 9.84 in)
Weight 2.05 kg (4.5 lbs) ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s)
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PA
NB
Clarifier
? 7" LCD, 1280x800 pixels
HDMI connector for external display
2 USB connectors
RS-232 (serial) / RJ-45 (ethernet)
WiFi optional
GPS optional
ATU optional
Accessories - ? ?
MPN SWISS-CB-MK-III CROSS-COUNTRY-WIRELESS-SDR-000004 EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-SUNSDR-MB000001