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Mobile CB Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 0.01 p.p.m. with optional GPS unit ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25.165-29.695 MHz 40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version) FM: 88-108 / 134-174 / 200-260 / 350-520 MHz
AM: 118-134 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 4 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-2400 MHz: 2.5 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 0.7 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 1 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 1.8 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.2 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-2400 MHz: 0.3 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 0.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1 µV
< 0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
5.5 kHz (-3 dB), 6.9 kHz (-80 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
14.2 kHz (-3 dB), 15.6 kHz (-80 dB)
W-FM (BW=200 Hz)
200 kHz (-3 dB), 250 kHz (-80 dB)
SSB (BW=3 kHz)
2.7 kHz (-3 dB), 3.1 kHz (-80 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz)
380 Hz (-3 dB), 500 Hz (-80 dB)
12.5 kHz < -60 dB
25 kHz < -70 dB
Filters ? 200 / 500 Hz / 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 100 / 200 / 300 kHz + IF shift ability ?
Receiver system ? DSP Direct conversion (40 kHz - 25 MHz) Double conversion (25-200 / 420-3150 MHz) Triple conversion (200-420 MHz) Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 295 / 1704.5 MHz
2nd: 45 / 294.5 MHz
3rd: 45 MHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 25.165-29.695 MHz - 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations AM   FM   USB   LSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 30 W ? 5-50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + N-type -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 10.7-16 V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 2 A 500 mA
TX ? - 9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in China
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 235 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 9.25 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
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Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 0 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS/DTMF
Auto-notch
NR and NB
USB and RS-232C ports
SD-card slot for digital recording and/or memory backup
45 MHz IF output
Spectrum scope
I/Q output option
Built-in voice-inversion descrambling
DTMF-mic
Detachable front panel
Called ID
Twin RX
Cross-band repeater
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MAGNUM-000257 AOR-AR-005001D WOUXUN-KG-UV000920R