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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 50-905 MHz 0.1-961 MHz (Cellular blocked)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? AM: 3V (10dB S/N)
FM: 1.5V (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1V (12 dB SINAD @ 83 MHz)
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/triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 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 ? ? > 70 dB (1.8 - 30 MHz, 50 - 54 MHz) / > 60 dB (144 - 148 MHz, 430 - 450 MHz)
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W into 8 Ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 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: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? 100 / 50 / 20 W (25 / 12.5 / 5 W AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? Max 1 A 1.6 A max
TX ? - 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
180 × 75 × 180 mm
(7.09 × 2.95 × 7.09 in)
160 × 54 × 205 mm
(6.30 × 2.13 × 8.07 in)
Weight ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 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 22 diode programmable channels, 25 kHz spacing. Bandscope TV tuner front end ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000240 STANDARD-AX-000700 YAESU-FT-000100