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General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 0.003 %
Tuning steps Continuous 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz 400-470 MHz / FM-radio 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.20 µV (12dB SINAD) 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 20 kHz (-50 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -40 dB
Audio output Internal speaker 1 W 3.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz 400-470 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   AM  
RF-output 260 W PEP 2 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC 3.8 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh 11.7-15.9 V DC
Current RX ? 400 mA max ?
TX ? 1.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 1970 Between 2014 and 201x in China Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 116 × 57 × 35 mm
(4.57 × 2.24 × 1.38 in)
170 × 60 × 240 mm
(6.69 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight ? ? 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? PC programmable
Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
Voice prompt
PA
Delta tune (± 750 Hz)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SBE-SB-000035 BAOFENG-BF-A000005 SBE-TOUCH/COM 000040