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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ±500Hz per 30 minutes after warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 1240-1300 MHz 0.25-29.9 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   FM   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
4.8 kbps voice: 0.35 µV (BER 1x10-2)
128 kbps data: 1.58 µV (BER 1x10-2)
0.7 µV 2-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB)
Selectivity More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
GMSK 4.8 kbps: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
GMSK 128 kbps: 140 kHz (-6 dB)
AM 6.0 kHz, SSB/CW 3 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 75 dB 50 dB ?
Audio output More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ? 2 Watts at 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
1240-1300 MHz -
Modulations FM   AFSK   FM   DV   -
RF-output 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 13.8V DC +/-15% Mains (100/110/117/200/220/234 VAC 50/60 Hz)
Current RX 0.3-1 A Max 1.5 A ?
TX 15 A max Max 7 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 1977 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
150 × 50 × 50 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 1.97 in)
360 × 125 × 295 mm
(14.17 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) Panel + Transceiver 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). ? ANL (Automatic Noise Limiting)
Attenuator
Carry handle
Digital clock timer
Digital display
Fine tuning
Mute line
Pre-selector
Record jack
Recorder activation jacks
S-Meter
Tone control
¼" Headphones jack
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V008000 ICOM-ID-000001 YAESU-FRG-007000