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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 ~ 100 kHz 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 30-1300 MHz Europe: 144-146 MHz
USA: 144-148 MHz
Modulations N-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity < 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne Triple 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 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz Europe: 144-146 MHz
USA: 144-148 MHz
Modulations N-FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W 350/300 mW Hi 2.5 W, Lo 0.2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.2 V DC battery pack or 12-15 V DC external 3V DC 10.8V DC +/-10%
Current RX 10-250 mA 38-170 mA 45-150 mA
TX 2.2 A max Max 440 mA 250-800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1998 and 2001 Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
68 × 181 × 54 mm
(2.68 × 7.13 × 2.13 in)
Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna 680 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
RIT
Scanning. CTCSS option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000032E ICOM-IC-Q000007A YAESU-FT-000207R