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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB / 10m Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 10m  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 28-29.7 MHz 26.065-29.695 MHz 0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) 10-400 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
AM: 0.8 µV
400-1000 MHz
N-FM: 0.7 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
1000-1500 MHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 724.20 MHz
2nd: 287.550 MHz
Image rejection 65 dB ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29.7 MHz 26.065-29.695 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W SSB: 12/100 W, AM/FM: 4/30 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15 % 13.8 V DC 4.8-6 V DC internal batteries or 9-16 V DC external
Current RX 0.5-1 A ? 95-140 mA
TX Max 6 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 62 × 200 mm
(7.28 × 2.44 × 7.87 in)
200 × 60 × 280 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 11.02 in)
63 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 315 gr (11.1 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Noise Blanker
ANL
SWR-meter
Roger beep
Digital echo chamber
Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Backlit LCD
Backlit keypad
Attenuator
Sleep timer
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SC2700 Vinyl carry case.
DA900 Flexible antenna 9 inch [BNC]
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000100 COBRA-000200-GTL-DX AOR-AR-002700