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Handheld Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized Channelized 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.5-55 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV
50-54 MHz: 2 uV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-20 MHz: 0.35 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.35 uV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 uV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) /triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 70.455 MHz
2nd IF: 10.695 MHz
3rd IF: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker 0.6 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations AM   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 1.5 W 3.5 W 0.5-5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8 V DC 9-15 V DC (3800 mAh battery)
Current RX ? 0.2 A 660 mA
TX ? 1.0 A 2.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 1975 Between 197x and 198x Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 90 × 215 × 40 mm
(3.54 × 8.46 × 1.57 in)
179 × 56 × 211 mm
(7.05 × 2.20 × 8.31 in)
160 × 99 × 46 mm
(6.30 × 3.90 × 1.81 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 1.85 kg (4.1 lbs) 940 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 5 scanning memories
ANL
PA
SelCall
3.6" LCD
IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
Backlit buttons
Memory keyer
AF-DSP
Internal or external microphone
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ZODIAC-P-003003 ZODIAC-SEARCHER-000040 XIEGU-X005105