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Handheld 2m Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 25 / 30 kHz ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 143.5-149 MHz 15, 40 & 80 m 68-108 (FM-radio) / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity Better than .5 µV for 20 dB quieting
Squelch: Less than .4 µV
? ≤0.25μV (wide band)
≤0.35μV (narrow band)
Selectivity More than +/- 7.5 kHz at -6 dB
Less than +/- 15 kHz at -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system Double Conversion SuperHeterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 325 mW at 8 ohms ? 700 mW @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 143.5-149 MHz 15, 40 & 80 m 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.3 W 2 W 1 / 4 / 8 W

Connections

Antenna BNC RCA (Tulip) SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8.4 V DC NiCd 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 2000 mAh
Current RX 25-180 mA 20 mA ?
TX 750-375 mA 200 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2014 and 202x in China
Dimensions 169 × 66 × 41 mm
(6.65 × 2.60 × 1.61 in)
260 × 11 × 160 mm
(10.24 × 0.43 × 6.30 in)
?
Weight 496 gr (1.1 lbs) with battery pack ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Memory Lock out
Selectable Skip (stop 2 sec before resuming scan) or Hold (stop and hold) on busy frequency
Modifiable Band Scan
Selectable Power Level (300mW / 2.5 W)
Quick-Release Battery Pack
? 25KHz/12.5KHz Switchable (Wide/Narrow Band)
FM Radio (65.0MHz-108.0MHz)
Large Tri-color LCD Display (3 Selectable Colors)
LED Flashlight
High /Low RF Power Switchable
VOX
50 CTCSS/ 104 DCS Tones
Tone searching/scanning
Dual standby
PC programmable
Transmitter time-out timer(TOT)
Busy channel lock-out(BCLO)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-002591 TEN-TEC-PM-000002 BAOFENG-BF-F000008HP