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Dual band FM Transceiver
Dual-band DMR handheld
Base Station Amateur Antenna

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m. ±0.5 p.p.m. @ -10 to +50°C (14 to 122°F) after 1 minute warmup
Tuning steps 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 / 5 / 10 / 20 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.03-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   DMR   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   C4FM  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (BW: 6 kHz / 10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 7.9 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
70-70.5 MHz: 2 µV
144-148 MHz: 1 µV
430-450 MHz: 1 µV

FM (BW: 12 kHz / 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.2 µV
70-70.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.125 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.125 µV

SSB/CW (BW: 2.4 kHz / 10 dB S+N/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.125 µV
70-70.5 MHz: 0.16 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.125 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.125 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM (BW=6 kHz - Width: Center)
6 kHz (-6 dB)
15 kHz (-60 dB)

FM (BW=12 kHz - Width: Center)
12 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)

SSB (BW=2.4 kHz - Width: Center)
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)

CW (BW=0.5 kHz - Width: Center)
500 Hz (-6 dB)
750 Hz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct sampling superheterrodyne (Below 48 MHz) Single conversion IF sampling (Above 48 MHz)
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB or better (HF amateur bands) 60 dB or better (VHF / UHF amateur bands)
Audio output 1 W 1 W 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm (Without SPA-1 option)

Transmitter

TX-range 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm (Also 4 m for UK version)
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   DMR   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   C4FM  
RF-output 1 / 5 W 1 / 5 W 0.5-10 W
100 W with optional SPA-1

Connections

Antenna - SMA BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Li-ion battery 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh 10.8 V DC (Battery pack) or 13.8 V DC ±15% external
Current RX ? ? 600-900 mA
TX ? ? 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2014 and 201x in China Between 2018 and 20xx in China Between 2025 and 20xx
Dimensions 51 × 125 × 25 mm
(2.01 × 4.92 × 0.98 in)
? 213 × 89 × 240 mm
(8.39 × 3.50 × 9.45 in)
Weight 120 gr (4.2 oz) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1024 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX CTCSS 4.3" color touch TFT with switchable display modes. 3DSS band-scope. Two independent receivers. Two speakers. 32-bit IF DSP. Wires-X. USB ports for audio I/O and CAT operation. S-DX. AMS. APRS. Micro SD card slot. Optional ATU that attaches to the back. Optional cooling fan for prolonged transmissions like FT8 and similar. Optional 100 W dockable PA. Optional Bluetooth.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BAOFENG-GT-000003-MARK-II BAOFENG-RD-000005R YAESU-FTX-000001-OPTIMA