This table shows test result data for VHF/UHF handheld transceivers, comparing performance in sensitivity, dynamic range and adjacent channel rejection. Feel free to search, filter or sort as you wish.

Default sorting is by 3rd order Dynamic Range (wide spaced). Scroll to the bottom for notes.

Make Model 2m sensitivity (uV) 3rd DR wide 2m (dB) 3rd DR narrow 2m (dB) Adjacent Rejection 2m (dB) 70cm sensitivity (uV) 3rd DR wide 70cm (dB) 3rd DR narrow 70cm (dB) Adjacent Rejection 70cm (dB) Icom IC-V8 0.13 93 64 64 Icom IC-V80 0.16 89 65 74 Icom IC-V82 0.11 88 69 69 Icom IC-T70A 0.1 86 70 70 0.12 78 69 69 Wouxun KG-UV2D 0.11 86 69 67 0.12 82 60 60 Wouxun KG-UVD1P 0.11 86 69 69 0.12 82 60 60 Yaesu FT-60R 0.13 85 67 67 0.16 83 58 58 Kenwood TH-79A 0.14 85 62 56 0.16 67 53 Yaesu VX-120 0.16 84 68 68 Yaesu VX-170 0.16 84 68 68 Kenwood TH-22AT 0.14 83 76 59 Alinco DJ-175T 0.18 83 70 70 Kenwood TH-G71A 0.16 83 62 61 0.16 72 58 58 Alinco DJ-V57T 0.19 82 60 64 0.17 80 70 62 Alinco DJ-195T 0.17 82 58 58 Kenwood TH-D72A 0.14 81 74 77 0.16 70 69 69 AnyTone AT-D868UV 0.2 81 63 76 0.18 71 68 69 Icom IC-V85 0.2 81 58 65 Alinco DJ-V5TH 0.14 81 52 55 0.16 69 51 53 Kenwood TH-K20A 0.13 80 74 91 Yaesu VX-6R 0.13 80 63 63 0.16 62 59 59 Kenwood TH-235A 0.14 80 63 61 Icom IC-T22A 0.14 80 61 60 Icom IC-T8A 0.16 80 53 60 0.15 66 52 59 Kenwood TH-D74A 0.19 79 67 67 0.18 69 62 62 Yaesu FT-51R 0.15 79 62 66 0.16 61 58 Radioshack HTX-245 0.14 79 61 61 0.22 71 55 55 Yaesu VX-8GR 0.16 79 58 65 0.14 64 58 58 Yaesu FT-10R 0.14 78 75 67 Wouxun KG-UV8D 0.11 78 69 79 0.13 81 74 74 Kenwood TH-K2AT 0.17 78 67 71 Alinco DJ-G5TH 0.15 78 67 63 0.15 90 65 55 Icom IC-Z1A 0.15 78 60 63 0.16 60 61 Kenwood TH-D7A 0.16 78 59 59 0.14 72 58 58 Yaesu FT-25R 0.15 77 63 74 Yaesu VX-150 0.16 76 65 65 Yaesu VX-7R 0.16 76 63 65 0.15 65 58 61 Kenwood TH-D7AG 0.17 76 57 57 0.14 78 54 54 Alinco DJ-596T 0.17 76 42 38 0.18 68 43 40 Icom ID-51A 0.13 75 65 65 0.12 78 66 66 Yaesu FT-2DR 0.16 75 61 62 0.14 57 57 58 Icom IC-92AD 0.13 75 61 61 0.14 60 65 65 Yaesu FT-50R 0.14 75 55 51 0.15 90 54 51 Yaesu FT-11R 0.15 74 63 69 Alinco DJ-V17T 0.19 74 54 54 Kenwood TH-F6A 0.16 73 60 60 0.17 72 57 57 Yaesu FT1DR 0.18 73 58 67 0.18 61 63 55 Icom IC-T2A 0.15 73 53 51 Radioshack HTX-420 0.14 73 50 58 0.14 65 56 59 TYT TH-UVF1 0.15 72 65 65 0.14 72 67 67 Alinco DJ-582T 0.14 72 63 62 0.16 61 58 Yaesu VX-1R 0.18 72 62 62 0.18 68 49 47 Alinco DJ-C1T 0.16 72 50 49 Yaesu FT-70DR 0.13 71 63 65 0.14 84 59 65 Icom IC-T7A 0.14 71 61 65 0.15 105 58 62 Radioshack HTX-200 0.22 71 57 58 Icom IC-W32A 0.13 70 57 64 0.15 91 58 62 Yaesu VX-8R 0.19 69 60 60 0.22 60 61 57 Alinco DJ-G7T 0.17 69 57 57 0.17 73 53 51 Yaesu FT-252R 0.18 68 60 66 0.20 70 61 61 Alinco DJ-190T 0.15 68 58 59 Icom IC-T81A 0.14 68 54 54 0.14 66 61 61 Yaesu FT-65R 0.14 67 63 63 0.14 69 67 67 Alinco DJ-500T 0.15 67 61 72 0.14 71 69 69 Yaesu VX-2R 0.16 67 46 46 0.14 57 46 46 Yaesu VX-5R 0.15 66 61 65 0.17 65 58 58 Icom IC-T90A 0.15 65 58 66 0.16 60 57 58 Alinco DJ-191 0.16 65 58 57 Icom IC-91A 0.14 65 56 59 0.12 73 55 59 Alinco DJ-C5T 0.16 65 46 46 0.19 70 48 48 Alinco DJ-C7T 0.2 64 52 51 0.23 69 53 53 Yaesu FT-4XR 0.2 63 61 72 0.18 65 68 65 Yaesu VX-3R 0.16 62 39 39 0.14 75 39 39 Icom IC-P7A 0.15 59 56 56 0.13 64 57 62 Icom IC-Q7A 0.16 59 43 51 0.19 65 57 62 Alinco DJ-S11T 0.19 55 56 59 Alinco DJ-162TD 0.18 73 52 Realistic HTX-202 0.17 70 72 Kenwood TH-225A 0.12 67 60 Icom IC-P2AT 0.14 65 70 Icom IC-2SRA 0.14 65 67 Alinco DJ-580T 0.16 65 60 0.14 67 58 Yaesu FT-415 0.15 64 68 Kenwood TH-28A 0.13 64 63 0.25 Alinco DJ-F1T 0.18 62 58 Kenwood TH-77A 0.16 60 67 0.2 65 56 Yaesu FT-530 0.16 58 64 0.16 60 64 Icom IC-32AT 0.16 58 62 0.22 59 61 Kenwood TH-78A 0.16 58 61 0.16 69 58 Icom IC-W21AT 0.16 56 65 0.14 61 60 Alinco DJ-G29T 0.17 54 54 0.14 56 56 Yaesu FT-470 0.14 53 65 0.14 58 62 Alinco DJ-560T 0.18 53 57 0.28 72 55 Yaesu FT-411E 0.18 43 63

Notes:

Sensitivity – for 12dB SINAD. The lower this value is, the better the radio can receive a weak signal. Most modern radios achieve very similar figures (0.1 – 0.2 uV).

– for 12dB SINAD. The lower this value is, the better the radio can receive a weak signal. Most modern radios achieve very similar figures (0.1 – 0.2 uV). 3rd DR wide – two-tone, 3rd order dynamic range, 10MHz spacing. This metric indicates how well the receiver can handle strong signals outside the amateur bands (higher is better). This is the most important indicator for performance in urban areas or wherever strong RF interference is present (FM broadcast sites, mountain tops, proximity to pager transmitters etc). Unfortunately, older radios haven’t been tested for wide-spaced dynamic range.

– two-tone, 3rd order dynamic range, 10MHz spacing. This metric indicates how well the receiver can handle strong signals outside the amateur bands (higher is better). This is the most important indicator for performance in urban areas or wherever strong RF interference is present (FM broadcast sites, mountain tops, proximity to pager transmitters etc). Unfortunately, older radios haven’t been tested for wide-spaced dynamic range. 3rd DR narrow – two-tone, 3rd order dynamic range, 20kHz spacing. This is a good indicator of how well the receiver can handle interference from other transmissions in the same band. A higher number means the receiver is more suited for areas with high amateur activity – hamfests, APRS transmitters nearby, etc.

– two-tone, 3rd order dynamic range, 20kHz spacing. This is a good indicator of how well the receiver can handle interference from other transmissions in the same band. A higher number means the receiver is more suited for areas with high amateur activity – hamfests, APRS transmitters nearby, etc. Adjacent rejection – adjacent channel rejection. This metric shows how good the receiver is at rejecting interference from a nearby channel.

– adjacent channel rejection. This metric shows how good the receiver is at rejecting interference from a nearby channel. Unfortunately there is no test data for Baofeng radios as of yet. However, the Yaesu FT-4X uses the same receiver-on-a-chip so performance should be very similar.

The measurements are sourced from the QST lab tests over a period of almost 40 years. If you enjoy this list, consider subscribing to QST to show your support.