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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
UHF Transceiver
Mobile Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
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 400-470 MHz / FM-radio 0.03-32 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
≤ 0.20 µV (12dB SINAD) Pre-amp off: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Pre-amp on: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
? SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB)
CW narrow: 500 Hz (-6 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 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W 2 W 1...15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external 3.8 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh 13.8 V DC
Current RX 200-450 mA 400 mA max 13.5-350 mA
TX 2.5 A max 1.5 A max 0.82-2.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in China Between 2016 and 20xx in Ukraine
Dimensions 58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
116 × 57 × 35 mm
(4.57 × 2.24 × 1.38 in)
149 × 50 × 130 mm
(5.87 × 1.97 × 5.12 in)
Weight 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna ? 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) None
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
PC programmable
Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
Voice prompt
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000051A BAOFENG-BF-A000005 MINI-SW002016