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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Better than ±10 p.p.m. (-20°C to +60° C) ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity Better than 0.2 µV FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 21.7 MHz & 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output 3.5 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 420-450 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output 50 / 25 / 10 / 5 W 5 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (±10%), negative ground 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack) 10-16 V DC external
Current RX 300-600 mA 200-450 mA
TX 8 A (50 W) / 6 A (25 W) / 3 A (10 W) / 2 A (5 W) 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 127 × 35 × 126 mm
(5.00 × 1.38 × 4.96 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 990 gr (2.2 lbs) 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 130 channels in 1 bank(s) 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-001500M ICOM-ID-000031A