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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver
5W Handheld Dual-band Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 88-108 / 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≤ 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system DSP ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 65/60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 W 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 1 / 4 W 3 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SMA SMA
Impedance 50/450Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh 7.4 V DC
Current RX 35 W 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby 100 mA max
TX - 1.4 A max 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2011 and 201x in China Between 2017 and 201x in China
Dimensions 482 × 133 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 20.00 in)
110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
122 × 60 × 38 mm
(4.80 × 2.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 214 gr (7.6 oz) 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 256 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Keypad
Emergency alert
FM radio with 25 stations memory
CTCSS/DCS scanning
PC-programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WATKINS-JOHNSON-HF-001000 BAOFENG-UV-000005R YANTON-GT-000003