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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 25-1300 MHz 68-108 (FM-radio) / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   SSB   USB   ISB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤0.25μV (wide band)
≤0.35μV (narrow band)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system Double / triple conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? 700 mW @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 1 / 4 / 8 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SMA
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120/240 V AC) 4×LR6 or 9V DC external 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 2000 mAh
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 19xx Between 199x and xxxx Between 2014 and 202x in China
Dimensions 330 × 140 × 380 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
66 × 154 × 42 mm
(2.60 × 6.06 × 1.65 in)
?
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
? 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 DRAKE-MSR-000001 20-506 BAOFENG-BF-F000008HP