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CB Radio | Bluetooth
Desktop VHF/UHF receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 1 kHz per °C temperature change after 15 minutes warm-up ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Channelized ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.405 MHz 150-180 / 180-220 / 220-270 / 270-330 / 330-400 / 400-500 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity ? Better than 10 µV (S/N 15 dB) FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? 20 kHz @ -6 dB / 50 kHz @ -20 dB FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 50 MHz
2nd: 5.2 MHz
46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.405 MHz - 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   - FM   N-FM   D-STAR   GMSK   DV  
RF-output 4 W ? 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains (100; 200; 230 V) 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? 90 VA 200-450 mA
TX ? - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 20xx Between 1964 and 1969 in Great Britain Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight ? 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COBRA-000029-LTD-BT EDDYSTONE-000770U-/-MKII ICOM-ID-000031E-PLUS