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Quad-band analog mobile transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? 2m  1.25m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 300 Hz ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 2.5 / 5.0 / 6.25 / 10.0 / 12.5 / 25.0 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15/30/40 m 65-108 / 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-390 (EU/Asia) / 400-520 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N) ≤ 0.25 μV (wide band)
≤ 0.35 μV (narrow band)
29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
CW: 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
? 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 12.5 / 25 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 5 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W @ 10% ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/30/40 m 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-390 (EU/Asia) / 400-520 MHz -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output 100 W VHF: 10 / 25 W, UHF: 7 / 20 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.6 V DC ±20% 9 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 2017 and 20xx in China Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 330 × 145 × 340 mm
(12.99 × 5.71 × 13.39 in)
98 × 35 × 118 mm
(3.86 × 1.38 × 4.65 in)
145 × 63 × 39 mm
(5.71 × 2.48 × 1.54 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 408 gr (14.4 oz) 220 gr (7.8 oz) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Multi-color LCD Display
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000003 BAOFENG-UV-000025X4 WHISTLER-WS001010