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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
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 144-146 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   FM   AM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? <STRONG>15-160 m:</STRONG> Better than 60 dB <STRONG>10 m:</STRONG> Better than 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) 144-146 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W 1 W 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 13.5V DC
Current RX Max 1.1 A ? ?
TX Max 12.5 A ? Max 2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1978 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
69 × 171 × 49 mm
(2.72 × 6.73 × 1.93 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

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. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000800H YAESU-FT-000202R YAESU-FT-000301SD