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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 520-1710 / 2300-21950 kHz
87-108 MHz
65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   FM   FM   N-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system PLL ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 65/60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output ? 1 / 4 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5V DC through mini-USB jack or 3 × R6/AA batteries 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby 1.5-2.2 A
TX - 1.4 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2011 and 201x in China Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions ? 110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight ? 214 gr (7.6 oz) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 450 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital Sound Processing LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TECSUN-PL-000360 BAOFENG-UV-000005R AOR-AR-ALPHA-B