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VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. 100 cps after warm-up for 10% drift of line voltage
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
Sensitivity Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-60 dB) 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 0.3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
80-10 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 2 / 45 W 5 W max 240 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50~120Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 5.5-16 V DC Mains (100/110/200/220/234 V AC)
Current RX 600-750 mA 16-190 mA -
TX 2.7-9.5 A 1.6 A max 350 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 222 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.74 in)
55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
381 × 181 × 298 mm
(15.00 × 7.13 × 11.73 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 82 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000025H YAESU-FT-000530 YAESU-FL-000200B