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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
430-450 MHz (USA)
10-80 m
Modulations N-FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 400 mW at 10 % distortion with an 8 Ω load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
430-450 MHz (USA)
10-80 m
Modulations N-FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W High: 4.5 W, Low 3: 2 W, Low 2: 1 W, Low 1: 200 mW 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.2 V DC battery pack or 12-15 V DC external 4-12V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 10-250 mA Max 15-120 mA ?
TX 2.2 A max Max 1.2 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1993 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
57 × 102 × 26 mm
(2.24 × 4.02 × 1.02 in)
230 × 80 × 290 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 11.42 in)
Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 280 gr (9.9 oz) with FNB-31 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000032E YAESU-FT-000041R YAESU-FT-000007