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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Dual-band analog mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5.0 / 6.25 / 10.0 / 12.5 / 25.0 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26-56 MHz 0.495–999.990MHz MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   DV   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM (at 12dB SINAD, 3.5kHz DEV)
1.625–29.995MHz 0.4μV
30.000–75.995MHz 0.25μV
76.000–117.995MHz 0.25μV
118.000–173.995MHz 0.14μV
174.000–259.995MHz 0.32μV
260.000–349.995MHz 0.32μV
350.000–469.995MHz 0.16μV
470.000–599.995MHz 0.32μV
600.000–999.995MHz 0.56μV

W-FM (at 12dB SINAD, 52.5kHz DEV)
76.000–108.000MHz 1μV
175.000–221.995MHz 1.8μV
470.000–770.000MHz 2.5μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
0.495–4.995MHz 1.3μV
5.000–29.995MHz 0.56μV
118.000–137.000MHz 0.5μV
222.000–246.995MHz 0.79μV
247.000–329.995MHz 1μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
UHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
≤ 0.25 μV (wide band)
≤ 0.35 μV (narrow band)
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29.7 / 50-54 MHz 144–146 / 430–440MHz 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output AM: 1-4 W, FM/SSB/CW: 1-10 W 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W VHF: 10 / 25 W, UHF: 7 / 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 5.5-11.5V DC 13.6 V DC ±20%
Current RX 1.4-1.6 A ? ?
TX Max 5.2 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
98 × 35 × 118 mm
(3.86 × 1.38 × 4.65 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217 408 gr (14.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
Multi-color LCD Display
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000575A ICOM-IC-E000080D BAOFENG-UV-000025X2