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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld Transceiver
QRP SDR HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.5 p.p.m. ± 0.5 p.p.m. with optional TCXO
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Channelized 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ≥ -115 dBm / 0.11~0.89 μV
Selectivity ? ? SSB 2.3 kHz (-6 dB)
CW 500 Hz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W ? 8 ohm, 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations - - FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV  
RF-output ? 4 W 5-15 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 9-15 V DC
Current RX 500 mA max ? 450 mA
TX - ? 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 276 × 86 × 190 mm
(10.87 × 3.39 × 7.48 in)
? 215 × 74 × 62 mm
(8.46 × 2.91 × 2.44 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) ? 613 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
VFO mode
SAME w/FIPS
PC programmable
S-meter
Rotary control
Auto store
Data skip
Backlit display
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola (type I, II & hybrid), EDACS & LTR systems
AM Spectrum waterfall display
Noise Reduction
Automatic notch filter
SWR-meter
Supply voltage meter
AF-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000898T COLT-000220 RISEN-RS-000918SSB