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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-1.6 / 5.9-6.25 / 9.45-9.8 / 11.45-12 / 15.05-15.5 MHz ? 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 65/60 dB
Audio output Built-in 4" speaker ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 20-54 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   DSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 50 W 1 / 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω 40-600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (105-125 V AC) 12 V DC (Negative ground) 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX ? ? 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby
TX - 1-8 A 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 197x in USA Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 356 × 152 × 203 mm
(14.02 × 5.98 × 7.99 in)
228 × 50 × 178 mm
(8.98 × 1.97 × 7.01 in)
110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
Weight 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) shipping weight 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs) 214 gr (7.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Minimum input drive: 1W LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-MARK-V LAFAYETTE-HA-000250 BAOFENG-UV-000005R