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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) General coverage 68-108 (FM-radio) / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 2040 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
? ≤0.25μV (wide band)
≤0.35μV (narrow band)
Selectivity SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? 700 mW @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? Max 200 W (AM: 75 W), internal PSU version, Max 400 W (AM: 100 W), external PSU version 1 / 4 / 8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC Mains 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 2000 mAh
Current RX 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 2014 and 202x in China
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
? ?
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Large multifunction TFT. Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Rotator interface jack for direction indication on the TFT. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX. 25KHz/12.5KHz Switchable (Wide/Narrow Band)
FM Radio (65.0MHz-108.0MHz)
Large Tri-color LCD Display (3 Selectable Colors)
LED Flashlight
High /Low RF Power Switchable
VOX
50 CTCSS/ 104 DCS Tones
Tone searching/scanning
Dual standby
PC programmable
Transmitter time-out timer(TOT)
Busy channel lock-out(BCLO)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600 YAESU-FTDX-009000D BAOFENG-BF-F000008HP