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Handheld Transceiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Channelized 1 Hz minimum 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26.?-27.855 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 25-549.950 / 760-1300 MHz (Europe and Australia)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
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Selectivity ? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz) More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz) More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz) More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz) More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
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Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 26.?-27.855 MHz 160-6 m
2000 m option
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Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output 12 W 5-200 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains (85-265 V AC) 6 V DC (NiCd battery pack) or 12 V DC external
Current RX ? 150 VA ?
TX ? 800 VA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Taiwan Between 2014 and 201x in Japan Between 1995 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions ? 425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
69 × 187 × 38 mm
(2.72 × 7.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 120 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 400 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features All-mode 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Data skip
Attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COBRA-000148-GTL-DX ICOM-IC-007850 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC003000XLT