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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±5 ppm +14 °F to +122 °F (-10 °C to +50 °C) ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz in six bands 0.5-999 MHz (less cellular in the US) 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8 µV at 1 MHz, 4.5 µV at 4.3 MHz, 7 µV at 16 MHz, 7 µV at 28 MHz 3.0 µV for 10dB S/N (0.5-30MHz, AM)
1.0 µV for 12dB SINAD (76-108 MHz/174-222 MHz/470-729MHz, W-FM)
0.16 µV for 12dB SINAD (50-54MHz/144-148MHz, N-FM)
0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (430-450 MHz N-FM)
≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15 kHz, 9 kHz, 3.4 kHz, 1.6 kHz, 400 Hz 12 kHz/35 kHz (N-FM)
200 kHz/300 kHz (W-FM)
(±6dB/±60dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves N-FM, AM: Double-conversion W-FM: Triple Conversion AM/FM-radio: Single Conversion ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 1st: 47.25 MHz (N-FM) [46.35 MHz Sub Band] / 45.8 MHz (W-FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (N-FM) / 10.7 MHz (W-FM) / 1 MHz (W-FM)
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Image rejection 120 dB at 1 MHz / 60 dB at 16 MHz / 46 dB at 28 MHz ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) 200 mW @ 8 Ohms for 10% THD (@ 7.4 V DC) 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 (USA only) / 430-440 MHz 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 1.5 / 5 W 1 / 4 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SMA -
Impedance 200Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 V AC mains or 6 V DC vibrator pack 7.4V DC (1100 mAh Lithium Ion pack) 3R6/AA dry cell case option. 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 100 VA 200 mA max 380 mA max
TX - 1.9 A max 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1940 and 1945 in USA Between 2008 and 201x Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
60 × 95 × 24.2 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.95 in)
110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) 670 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 1267 channels in 24 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional S-meter Alpha tags
Barometric sensor
Bluetooth and GPS options
Built-in packet modem 1200/9600bd with APRS support
CTCSS/DCS
Repeater shift: ±600 kHz (144 MHz) / ±1.6 MHz (220 MHz) / ±1.6/5.0/7.6 MHz (430 MHz)
Spectrum display
Twin RX.
Waterproof/submersible (IPX57)
Weather alert
LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088D YAESU-VX-000008DR BAOFENG-UV-000005X