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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 p.p.b.

Receiver

RX-range 0.153-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 400-470 MHz / FM-radio 0.005-31 / 60-260 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   FM   N-FM   All mode   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.20 µV (12dB SINAD) 15 MHz: 0.022 µV (MDS @ 500 Hz BW)
64-118 MHz: 0.021 µV (MDS @ 500 Hz BW)
118-260 MHz: 0.02 µV (MDS @ 500 Hz BW)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? Tracking RF filters
Receiver system ? ? Direct sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 120 dB
Audio output ? 1 W -

Transmitter

TX-range - 400-470 MHz -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   All mode   Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output ? 2 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep - SMA
Impedance 50/300Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - USB

Electrical

Power req. 4.5V DC (3xR6/AA) 3.8 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh 5 V DC (USB port)
Current RX ? 400 mA max ?
TX - 1.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 2014 and 201x in China Between 2019 and 202x in China
Dimensions 133.35 × 88.9 × 31.75 mm
(5.25 × 3.50 × 1.25 in)
116 × 57 × 35 mm
(4.57 × 2.24 × 1.38 in)
45 × 10 × 60 mm
(1.77 × 0.39 × 2.36 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 54 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual time display. Sleep timer. Dual alarm. Scanning PC programmable
Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
Voice prompt
Pre-selectors and Polyphase tracking filters
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SANGEAN-ATS-000606A BAOFENG-BF-A000005 AIRSPY-HF+-DISCOVERY