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Base Station CB Transceiver
DIGITAL HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular) 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   AM   FM   DMR   P25   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? FM (12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)
VHF Low: 0.2 µV
VHF Aircraft (AM): 0.4 µV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF Low 300-406: 0.8 µV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240 -1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
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 ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz - -
Modulations AM   - -
RF-output 4 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX ? 170 mA typical 170 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in USA Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions ? 135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight ? 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries 210 gr (7.4 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second 10000 channels in 200 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital readout Functional keypad and backlit LCD display
• USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card
• Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip,
County)
• Detects and masks encrypted voice audio
• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data
• Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and
Database Library
• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Functions
• Multi–system Trunking
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 WHISTLER-WS001088 WHISTLER-WS001080