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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver
2m Transceiver | 65 W

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 3 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 144-148 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV (20 dB quieting) Less than 0.18μV
Selectivity ? +/-6 kHz (-6 dB), +/-12 kHz (-60 dB) W-FM
More than 6kHz (at 6dB)
Less than 14kHz (at 60dB)

N-FM
More than 3kHz (at 6dB)
Less than 9kHz (at 55dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker 4.5W typ. (10% dist. 4Ω load)

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 2m
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 1 / 10 W 5 / 10 / 25 / 65 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter) 13.8 V DC +/-10% 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 500 mA 0.4-1.5 A
TX - 1-2.5 A max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 1977 and 1979 in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
180 × 60 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.66 in)
140 × 40 × 162 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.38 in)
Weight 255 gr (9.0 oz) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 1 channels in 1 bank(s) 207 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PC-controllable (Serial DB9) Digital display
Die cast front panel
CTCSS / DTCS
MIL-STD 810 G tested
Power supply voltage display
Wide/narrow channel setting
DTMF autodial
Time-out timer
Repeater lockout
Automatic power off
S-meter squelch
Selectable LCD backlight color (amber, yellow and green)
Weather channel receive and alert function (USA version only)
Automatic repeater function (USA version only)
Selectable squelch delay from short and long
Squelch attenuator reduces suppression from strong signals
PC to Tx and Tx to Tx cloning capability
Accessories AC-E60HG AC adapter ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-SC000001-PC YAESU-FT-000227R-MEMORIZER ICOM-IC-002300H