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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB
Single-band DMR Transceiver | GPS

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C ? ±1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Channelized 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   - N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
? Analog
0.35μV / -116 dBm (20dB SINAD)
0.22μV / -120 dBm
Digital
0.3μV / -117.4 dBm (BER 5%)
0.7μV / -110 dBm (BER1%)
Selectivity ? ? TIA603C: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz
ETSI: 60 dB @ 12.5 kHz
Filters 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz) ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 80 dB ? ≥60dB
Audio output 1.5 W @ 4 ohms ? 1 W @ 3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   - N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output 0-100 W ? 1 / 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? ?
Current RX 2 A ? ?
TX 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 198x in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
? 54 × 114 × 34 mm
(2.13 × 4.49 × 1.34 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) ? 270 gr (9.5 oz) including battery
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 62 channels in 1 bank(s) 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
? IP67
Digital protocol ETSI TS 102 361-1,-2,-3
GPS standard
SMS function
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585) CCE-CB-006000 PUXING-PX-000820