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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Dual-band analog mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz 2.5 / 5.0 / 6.25 / 10.0 / 12.5 / 25.0 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz depending on coil pack 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
65-108 / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.28 / 0.33 / 0.35 μV ≤ 0.25 μV (wide band)
≤ 0.35 μV (narrow band)
Selectivity ? 75 / 70 / 65 dB ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external output transformer of 7,000 ohms impedance and external speaker. 5W (less than 5% distortion) 3W (less than 3% distortion) 2 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 5 / 25 W VHF: 10 / 25 W, UHF: 7 / 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.6V DC ±15% 13.6 V DC ±20%
Current RX ? 2 A max ?
TX - 8 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1934 and 1943 in USA Between 201x and 201x in China Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 152 × 43 × 125 mm
(5.98 × 1.69 × 4.92 in)
98 × 35 × 118 mm
(3.86 × 1.38 × 4.65 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 408 gr (14.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Short message Multi-color LCD Display
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-SR HYTERA-TM-000610 BAOFENG-UV-000025X2