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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 (and 25?) kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 30 dB S/N
≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W into 8 ohms @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5/3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5/1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5/0.5 W 5 / 25 W 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16 V DC 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 20-200 mA 400 mA ?
TX 1.8 A max 5.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
147 × 51 × 198 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.80 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-W000002E KENWOOD-TR-007730 YAESU-FT-000747SX