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General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 1 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Channelized 12.5 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 400-470 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   DMR   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.1 µV (10 dB S+N/S) -117 dBm (Ber 5%) for 12 dB SINAD 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 6 kHz @ -6 dB ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Crystal controlled superheterodyne ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 5.52 MHz
Image rejection 45 dB ? 60 dB
Audio output 0.4 W, 10% THD @ 1000 Hz 1 W 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 400-470 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   DMR   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 1 W 4 W 50-100 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic + Proprietary SMA SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-12.5 V DC, 8 "A" Cells 7.2 V DC (1700 mAh Li-ion) 13.8 V DC
Current RX 16 mA min 400 mA 300-500 mA
TX 250 mA max 800-1550 mA 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 19xx Between 2014 and 20xx in USA Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions 75 × 220 × 50 mm
(2.95 × 8.66 × 1.97 in)
113 × 56 × 35 mm
(4.45 × 2.20 × 1.38 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 520 gr (1.1 lbs) 275 gr (9.7 oz) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 2 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? LCD display
DTMF keypad
ETSI Standard audio encryption
100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000021 CONNECT-SYSTEMS-INC-CS000700 ATLAS-000210