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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Single-band UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  70cm 
Freq. stability ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F) ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 68-108 (FM-radio) / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz 400-470 MHz / FM-radio
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18 μV (Guaranteed freq. range)
Less than 0.32 μV (Other freq. range)
(1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
≤0.25μV (wide band)
≤0.35μV (narrow band)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 12.5 / 25 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 700 mW @ 10% THD 700 mW @ 10% 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 136-174 / 400-520 MHz 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V) 1 / 4 / 8 W 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 2000 mAh 3.7 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 800 mA max ? ?
TX 2.1 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 2014 and 202x in China Between 2017 and 201x in China
Dimensions 58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
? 110 × 50 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 1.97 × 1.26 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264) ? 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 302 channels in 26 bank(s) 128 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 ? 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)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-T000070E BAOFENG-BF-F000008HP BAOFENG-BF-000999S