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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability Less than ± 0.5ppm(0 °C (+50°C) ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz 430-440 MHz VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.15 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.12 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
? 0.2 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.9 kHz (-60 dB)
**CW (BW=500 Hz)
? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection HF: >70 dB 50/144/440 MHz: >65 dB ? 60dB
Audio output ? ? 500mW @ <5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 430-440 MHz VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 2-35 W, AM: 1-40 / 1-40 / 2-20 / 2-14 W 2.5 W VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX 1.3-1.6 A ? ?
TX 22 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 180 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.09 in)
? 57 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) ? 206 gr (7.3 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 503 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 2" (5 cm) TFT display
Audio equalizer
Built-in voice synthesizer
CI-V
CTCSS/DTCS
Detachable control head
IF-DSP
VHF channels NTSC-M and PAL-B TV receiver on some versions
Voice recorder
? 1750 Hz
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder / decoder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007000 YAESU-FT-000790R-II WOUXUN-KG-000819