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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop 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  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Channelized 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) 26.965-27.405 MHz 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   SSB   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 - 26.965-27.405 MHz 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations - AM   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 12 W 1 / 4 / 8 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SMA
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx 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 40 channels in bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) 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. ? 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 PRESIDENT-MADISON-(V.000001) BAOFENG-BF-F000008HP