First we had the 8001 PRO and now this has been replaced with the 8003 PRO which the picture below now shows with the display working. Seems to be on the whole the same as the 890 SSB board wise and a lot less Midland looking on the front. Cost of this new version $210 plus shipping from China 🇨🇳
Link: https://tinyurl.com/3buzzk6b
- Large 4.25-inch color display
- Private channels via CTCSS/DCS tones
- Dual DSP + AI noise filter for RX/TX
- VOX hands-free operation
- ECHO function and HI CUT filter
- Skip channels during scan
- Dual Watch (DW) function
- Adjustable TOT with countdown
- Clarifier function
- Automatic squelch
- On-screen indicators: battery level, TOT countdown, SWR level
- Visual overvoltage/undervoltage warning
- SWR protection with adjustable threshold
- 40W PEP output on AM/FM/SSB
- Frequency range: 26.565–27.99125 MHz FM; 26.965–27.405 MHz AM
- 12.6 V DC ±10%, <6 A consumption
- UHF SO239 antenna connector
- Receiver sensitivity <1 μV @12 dB SINAD
- Adjacent channel rejection >60 dB
- Audio output ≥3 W into 8 Ω
- Compact size: 175×135×55 mm; 1.2 kg including microphone
- Compared with the 8001pro, there are some changes in the appearance of the display screen, but the other functions remain the same.
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