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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Manpack / Mobile HF transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability ±2.5ppm ±0.5 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 10 Hz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
76-108 MHz
0.250-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
10 m / 23 cm optional
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25µV (12dB SINAD) 0.14 µV for 10 dB SINAD 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 300 to 2700 Hz (standard filter), 300 to 3000 Hz (optional 2.7 kHz BW filter) ?
Receiver system ? SDR Processing Architecture 2 m/70 cm: Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.8 MHz (2 m), 47.05 MHz (70 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (2 m/70 cm)
Image rejection ? >85 dB 2 m: 65 dB, 70 cm: 60 dB
Audio output 500mW max Waterproof internal speaker; 0.5 W into 8 Ω, 10% THD Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
1.6-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
10 m / 23 cm optional
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   FM  
RF-output VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max 25 W PEP (High)/5 W PEP (Low) selectable 1 / 5 / 10 W

Connections

Antenna SMA N-type N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC 12 V DC (10.8 to 15 V operational) 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 120 mA 1.3 A
TX ? 12 A max 4.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 201x and 20xx in China Between 201x and 20xx in Australia Between 1991 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 62 × 125 × 34 mm
(2.44 × 4.92 × 1.34 in)
245 × 600 × 92 mm
(9.65 × 23.62 × 3.62 in)
362 × 109 × 330 mm
(14.25 × 4.29 × 12.99 in)
Weight 490 gr (1.1 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) With 8 Ah NiMH battery 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories 999 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second 33 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual display
VOX
DTMF
Stopwatch
Alarm
SOS function
MIL-STD-810F
Data + voice encryption
USB (full opto-isolation) or RS232
Internal antenna tuner
GPS
Digital voice
Encrypted voice + data
Optional frequency hopping
Remote control
CTCSS / DTMF options
Accessories ? ? CMP-838 G Microfone
CTN-50 CTCSS-unit
CTD-50 DTMF-unit
CRC-50 radio remote controll 80MHz
CRF-081 10m option, 28 - 29,7MHz, 4,5A, 10W rf-power
CRF-081-D 10m Option, 28 - 29,7MHz, 12A, 50W rf-power
CRF-301 23cm Option, 1260 - 1300MHz, 6,5A, 10W HF
CVM-50 digital voice recorder
CAW05 power cord
MPN WOUXUN-KG-UV000008D CODAN-002110M STANDARD-C-000050