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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-1000 MHz 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 5-550 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
FM 0.45µV @ 12 dB SINAD
W-FM 1.0µV @ 12 dB SINAD
AM 1.0µV @ 10 dB S/N
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 0.3 W 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W 5 W max ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 5.5-16 V DC 11-16V DC
Current RX 0.8-1 A 16-190 mA ?
TX Max 12 A 1.6 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1992 and 199x Between 1985 and 199x
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
150 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna 650 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 82 channels in 1 bank(s) 1984 channels in 62 bank(s) @ 36 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. 9K6 bd packet ready Multi color display Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000208 YAESU-FT-000530 AOR-AR-002500