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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver
Rugged handheld VHF transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  6m  2m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 30-88 MHz or 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   ISB   FM   N-FM   FM   P25   DV  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Software defined
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 30-88 MHz or 136-174 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM   P25   DV  
RF-output ? 1 / 4 W 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh Li-polymer battery
Current RX Max 40 W 380 mA max ?
TX - 1.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1992 in Sweden Between 2011 and 201x in China Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 12.99 in)
110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
68 × 167 × 45 mm
(2.68 × 6.57 × 1.77 in)
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) ? 580 gr (1.3 lbs) With battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 64 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Remote control. ISB option. Reversable LCD
LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
AES-256 encryption
IP67 / MIL-STD-810G ingress protection
GPS
Two inch (5 cm) colour screen
Over-the-air Zeroise (OTAZ) to disable compromised radios
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SRT-CR000091 BAOFENG-A000052 CODAN-SENTRY-V