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Desktop Shortwave receiver
CB-radio + VHF/UHF scanner hybrid
Marine DSC Transceiver with GPS

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 3 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Channelized 25 kHz (channelized)

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 25-54 / 137-225 / 320-512 / 758-960 MHz (less cellular) 156.050-163.275 MHz
65-108 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   APCO-25   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? Scanner (FM): 0.3-0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
CB (AM): 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Voice
0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
DSC
0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
1st: 265.55 or 380.75 MHz (depending on band)
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? 2.5 W at 10% distortion 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 156.025-161.600 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM  
RF-output ? 4 W 1 / 2.5 / 6 (5) W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX 2A max ? 380 mA
TX - 1.9 A max 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1985 Between 2017 and 201x Between 201x and 202x
Dimensions 346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
185 × 56 × 205 mm
(7.28 × 2.20 × 8.07 in)
66 × 138 × 38 mm
(2.60 × 5.43 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 85 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Marine / Navy
Features ? GPS
Weather alert
SD-card slot
Multi-color LCD
Trunk tracking (Motorola Type I/II/IIi/X2-TDMA, EDACS FM/N-FM, LTR, APCO Astro IMBE/Astro 25.P25/AMBE HDQPSK
CTCSS/PL + DCS detector
Beartracker warning system
SWR-meter for CB
GPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-004245 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BEARTRACKER-000885 STANDARD-HORIZON-HX000890