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Handheld CB Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
SmartSDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps Channelized ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 27.425-27.495 MHz 138-175 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 27.425-27.495 MHz 144-146 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output 2 W 0.35 / 2.5 / 5 W 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 5-16 V DC 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? 12 mA 2.0 A
TX ? 350-950 mA 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1988 Between 199x and 199x Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 78 × 240 × 49 mm
(3.07 × 9.45 × 1.93 in)
55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs) 185 gr (6.5 oz) without battery ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 8" (20.3cm) touchscreen, 1920×1200 pixels)
HDMI connector for external display
SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
Integrated Antenna Tuner
USB 2.0

Optional:
* GPS Disciplined Oscillator; 5x10-12 over 24 hours
* MARS/CAP Coverage Filter Bank
* ThumbDV module for D-Star mode
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ZODIAC-P-003106 ALAN-CT-000180 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600M