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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 15 / 5 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? < 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? > 400 mW at 10 % distortion with an 8 Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.2-13.2 V DC battery pack or 12-15 V DC external 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 0.7 A 10-250 mA ?
TX Max 5.5 A 2.2 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
230 × 80 × 290 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 11.42 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000255A ICOM-IC-000032E YAESU-FT-000007