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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.003 %
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-600 / 805-1300 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM  
Sensitivity Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 20 kHz (-50 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Crystal controlled super-heterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -40 dB
Audio output 100 mW ? 3.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM  
RF-output ? 100 mW 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external ? 11.7-15.9 V DC
Current RX 80-100 mA ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 196x and 196x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
? 170 × 60 × 240 mm
(6.69 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries ? 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? PA
Delta tune (± 750 Hz)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FAIR-MATE-HP-000200E LAFAYETTE-HA-000060 SBE-FORMULA D TOUCH/COM