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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld CB Transceiver
Quad-band analog mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized 2.5 / 5.0 / 6.25 / 10.0 / 12.5 / 25.0 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40/80 m 26.965-27.405 / 162.400-162.550 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-390 (EU/Asia) / 400-520 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 1 µV for 10 dB ≤ 0.25 μV (wide band)
≤ 0.35 μV (narrow band)
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40/80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-390 (EU/Asia) / 400-520 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 100 W 1 / 5 W VHF: 10 / 25 W, UHF: 7 / 20 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 V DC 13.6 V DC ±20%
Current RX ? 700 mA ?
TX ? 1.3 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 2008 and 20xx Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 330 × 150 × 330 mm
(12.99 × 5.91 × 12.99 in)
? 98 × 35 × 118 mm
(3.86 × 1.38 × 4.65 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) ? 408 gr (14.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? Multi-color LCD Display
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Accessories - ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000004D RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000241 BAOFENG-UV-000025X4