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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz 0.09-30 / 76-108 / 137 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   FM  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
? ?
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? XTAL
IF-freqs. 1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) - 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 8.5 V DC ?V DC
Current RX Max 1.1 A ? ?
TX Max 12.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1989 and 1992 in Japan Between 1978 and 19xx
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
412 × 285 × 169 mm
(16.22 × 11.22 × 6.65 in)
69 × 171 × 49 mm
(2.72 × 6.73 × 1.93 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) including battery 400 gr (14.1 oz)
Form factor Mobile Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories 512 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features GPS connectivity. Built-in thermal printer for RTTY text and WeFax charts. RS-232C. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000800H SONY-CRF-V000021 YAESU-FT-000202R