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Base Station CB Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25.615-29.205 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked) 1.7-4.5 / 4.5-12.6 / 12.6-32 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
≤ 2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 10 kHz @ -25 dB without crystal filter
400 Hz with crystal filter
Filters ? ? Optional 400 Hz crystal filter
Receiver system ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1600 kHz
2nd: 450 kz
Image rejection ? ? 45 / 60 / 90 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 25.615-29.205 MHz - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 25 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + N-type Clamps / screws
Impedance ? 50Ω 400Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC Mains (110 / 220 V AC)
Current RX ? 1.5-2.2 A 65 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x Between 1947 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
425 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 14.97 kg (33.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 240 channels in bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second ?
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
BFO
Noise limiter
AVC
Standby switch
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GALAXY-DX-002517 AOR-AR-ALPHA-B EDDYSTONE-000640