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VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to 140°F)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 108-1000 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-520 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Medium: 3 W, Low: 0.5 W High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W 50 / 25 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6.3-16V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 1 A 12-100 mA 0.5 A
TX Max 3.8 A Max 1.5 A 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2022 and 202x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 124 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.88 in)
58 × 179 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 7.05 × 1.18 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 800 gr (1.8 lbs) 520 gr (1.1 lbs) with PB-6 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 999 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-000681 KENWOOD-TH-000075E YAESU-FTM-006000E