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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz 0.5-3000 MHz 400-470 MHz / FM-radio
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
≤ 0.20 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz - 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W ? 2 W

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external 3.8 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 200-450 mA 25-190 mA 400 mA max
TX 2.5 A max - 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan Between 2012 and 200x Between 2014 and 201x in China
Dimensions 58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
116 × 57 × 35 mm
(4.57 × 2.24 × 1.38 in)
Weight 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
PC programmable
Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
Voice prompt
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000051A AOR-AR-008200DU BAOFENG-BF-A000005