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Mobile VHF Transceiver
FM Transceiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz 1 Hz minimum

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.2 μ v (at 12 dB SINAD) SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
Selectivity ? ? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? 2.5 / 5 kHz 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm 1W 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-520 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W 1 / 5 W 5-200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh Mains (85-265 V AC)
Current RX Max 0.5 A 380 mA max 200 VA
TX Max 6 A ? 800 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x in China Between 2014 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
58 × 110 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.26 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 232 gr (8.2 oz) incl. antenna + battery 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
Voice prompt
ANI code
PC programmable
7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229E BAOFENG-UV-000066 ICOM-IC-007851