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Base Station CB Transceiver
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HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  2m  70cm  23cm  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Channelized 1 Hz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 / 1240-1300 MHz (US)
144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (EU)
29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: ≤ 0.11 µV @ 10 dB S/N
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV @ 10 dB S/N
FM: ≤ 0.18 µV @ 12 dB SINAD
DV: ≤ 0.35 µV @ 1% BER
DD: ≤ 1.59 µV @ 1% BER
5-54 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
108-137 MHz: 0.4 uV
137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
300-406 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz @ -3 dB / 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -3 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
RTTY: 500 Hz @ -3 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -3 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -3 dB / 20 kHz @ -60 dB
DV (12.5 kHz spacing): ≥ 50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 2m/70cm: Direct sampling 23cm: Down conversion IF-sampling Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 311-371 MHz (1200 MHz) 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 2m / 70cm / 23cm -
Modulations AM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV   -
RF-output 4 W 2m: 0.5-100 W / 70cm: 0.5-75 W / 23cm: 0.1-10 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + N-type BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC ±15% (negative ground) 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX ? 1.2 A typical 170 mA
TX ? 18 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan Between 2019 and 202x in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions ? 240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight ? 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 297 channels in 3 bank(s) 10000 channels in 200 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital readout SDR-technology
Spectrum scope & waterfall
CTCSS / PL
Color touch screen
Satellite mode
SD-card slot
CI-V
LAN and USB-connectors
Twin RX
Object oriented memory
Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
SAME/FIPS weather alert
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL + DCS
MicroSD card
Discriminator output
Audio recorder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN REGENCY-FORMULA-000023 ICOM-IC-009700 WHISTLER-WS001080