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Desktop HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER
Dual-band analog mobile transceiver
5W Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  2m  1.25m  70cm  70cm 
Freq. stability Less than ±0.5 p.p.m. (–10˚C to +60˚C; 14˚F to 140˚F) ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 1 Hz 2.5 / 5.0 / 6.25 / 10.0 / 12.5 / 25.0 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range RX: 0.03-74.8 MHz (some bands not guaranteed) 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: 0.16μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 0.13μV

AM (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: 12.6μV
1.8-29.995MHz: 2.0μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 1.0μV

FM (at 12dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: -
28.0-29.7MHz: 0.5μV
50MHz band: 0.25μV
≤ 0.25 μV (wide band)
≤ 0.35 μV (narrow band)
≤ 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB (BW: 2.4KHz)
More than 2.4kHz/–6dB
Less than 3.4kHz/–40dB

CW (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 700Hz/–40dB

RTTY (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 800Hz/–40dB

AM (BW: 6kHz)
More than 6.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 10kHz/–40dB

FM (BW: 15kHz)
More than 12.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 22kHz/–40dB
? ?
Filters ? 12.5 / 25 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system Direct Sampling Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 36 kHz ? ?
Image rejection More than 70dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2.5W (at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load, 1kHz) 2 W @ 10% 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8-1.999 / 3.5-3.999 / 5.255-5.405* / 7-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21-21.45 / 24.89-24.99 / 28-29.7 / 50-54 MHz 136-174 / 400-520 MHz 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 2–100W, AM: 1–25W VHF: 10 / 25 W, UHF: 7 / 20 W 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.6 V DC ±20% 3.7 V DC, 1200 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX 0.9A typical (Standby), 1.25A (Maximum audio) ? 100 mA max
TX 21A (at 100W output power) ? 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2016 and 20xx Between 2017 and 20xx in China Between 2017 and 201x in China
Dimensions 240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
98 × 35 × 118 mm
(3.86 × 1.38 × 4.65 in)
122 × 60 × 38 mm
(4.80 × 2.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs) 408 gr (14.4 oz) 232 gr (8.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 101 channels in bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 129 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Real-time spectrum scope
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
101 channels (99 regular, 2 scan edges)
SD memory card slot for saving data
Cooling fan system
Multi-function meter
CW functions: full break-in, CW reverse, CW auto tuning
SSB, CW, RTTY, AM, FM modes
Remote control via PC (RS-BA1 IP remote control software)
Multi-color LCD Display
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
PC Software Programmable
Manual Programming
Wire Copy
VOX Function
CTCSS/DCS
Monitor, Reverse Frequency
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007300 BAOFENG-UV-000025X2 YANTON-T-000288