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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm (after 1 min. @ 25 °C)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 1 / 10 Hz / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.531-10 / 76.1-90 / 108-170 / 380-470 MHz 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz (Cellular blocked) 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? 3/6/15 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB >60 dB > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 /430-440 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA) 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 300-500 mW (depending on voltage), Low: ? mW High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W 10-200W (AM: 5-50W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.7-6V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 19-70 mA 1.2-1.8 A 80 VA max
TX Max 250-320 mA Max 13 A 720 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 58 × 96 × 15 mm
(2.28 × 3.78 × 0.59 in)
150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
Weight 102 gr (3.6 oz) 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 522 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF. CTCSS. WX alert (US only). D-Star DV/GPS option (UT-123). Diversity reception. Twin RX. IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-C000007 ICOM-IC-002820H YAESU-FT-002000D