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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 Hz ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 0.01 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz (Europe)
30-54 / 137-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA)
0.49-29.999 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? > 60db at –1 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.605-29.999 MHz 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 150 W 1 / 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5×LR6 11.6-15.6 V DC 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX ? 1.5 A max 380 mA max
TX - 22 A max 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1996 and 20xx in USA Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 670 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 1176 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Waterproof
Accessories ? SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000050-(OLDER) SEA-000235 BAOFENG-UV-000005X