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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ≤ 1 p.p.m. (-10 °C to +50 °C) (SSB/CW/AM)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? 1.25 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM) / 100 Hz (FM), 1 kHz (FM)

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 80-6 m 0.1-961 MHz (Cellular blocked)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? SSB/CW
150 kHz - 250 kHz (IPO off): 5 µV
250 kHz - 1.8 MHz (IPO off): 4 µV
1.8 - 28 MHz (IPO off): 0.25 µV
28 - 30 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 - 54 MHz: 0.20 µV
144/430 MHz: 0.125 µV

AM/N-AM
150 kHz - 250 kHz (IPO off): 40 µV
250 kHz - 1.8 MHz (IPO off): 32 µV
1.8 - 28 MHz (IPO off): 2 µV
28 - 30 MHz: 2 µV
50 - 54 MHz: 2 µV
144/430 MHz: 2 µV

FM
28 - 30 MHz: 0.50 µV
50 - 54 MHz: 0.50 µV
144/430 MHz: 0.20 µV

SSB/CW/AM-N figures are for 10 dB S/N, 12 dB SINAD on FM
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz / 5.2 kHz
CW: 450 Hz / 1.8 kHz
CW-N: 250 Hz / 1.2 kHz (Optional XF-117CN installed)
AM: 5.2 kHz / 18 kHz (Optional XF-117A installed)
FM: 15 kHz / 25 kHz (-6 / -50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double/triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
1st: 68.985 MHz (SSB/CW/FM/Digital) / 67.980 MHz (W-FM)
2nd: 11.705 MHz (SSB/CW/FM/Digital) / 10.700 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 455 kHz (FM)
Image rejection > 60 dB ? > 70 dB (1.8 - 30 MHz, 50 - 54 MHz) / > 60 dB (144 - 148 MHz, 430 - 450 MHz)
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm 3 W 1.5 W into 8 Ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
5167.5 kHz (Alaska Emergency Frequency - US only)
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W ? 100 / 50 / 20 W (25 / 12.5 / 5 W AM)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (105-125 V AC) 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 0.5 A ? 1.6 A max
TX Max 6 A - 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 1960 and 1964 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
400 × 222 × 228 mm
(15.75 × 8.74 × 8.98 in)
160 × 54 × 205 mm
(6.30 × 2.13 × 8.07 in)
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229A NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000270 YAESU-FT-000100