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Handheld CB Transceiver
Single Band SSB Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.405 MHz One of the following bands: 80 / 40 / 20 / 17 / 15 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations AM   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ≥ 0.5 μV at 10 dB SNR 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? ? 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 6-pole crystal filter ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3.5mm connector, mono output ?

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.405 MHz One of the following bands: 80 / 40 / 20 / 17 / 15 m -
Modulations AM   SSB   -
RF-output ? mW 2 W PEP ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12~13.8 V 9 V DC
Current RX ? 30 mA ?
TX ? 2 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 201x and 201x in China Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 54 × 164 × 24 mm
(2.13 × 6.46 × 0.94 in)
153 × 97 × 40 mm
(6.02 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
145 × 63 × 39 mm
(5.71 × 2.48 × 1.54 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 500 gr (1.1 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) without antenna
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1 channels in 1 bank(s) None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? - ?
MPN ALAN-EL-000843 CRKITS-CS-SERIES WHISTLER-WS001010