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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Dual-band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 68.9 MHz
2nd: ?
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Image rejection 60 dB ? 65/60 dB
Audio output ? ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB/CW: Max 100 W, AM: 25 W 8 W max

Connections

Antenna N-type - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 16.7/150 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX Max 1.1 A Max 2.2 A 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby
TX Max 12.5 A Max 22 A 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 199x and 200x Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
410 × 135 × 316 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 12.44 in)
102 × 51 × 12 mm
(4.02 × 2.01 × 0.47 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 214 gr (7.6 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 127 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features GPS option. DSP
RS-232C
Twin RX
Built-in auto-AT
LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000800D YAESU-FT-000920AF BAOFENG-BF-F000009-V2+