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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 2.5 p.p.m. (10 °C to +60 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 140-174 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N)
118-136 MHz: 1 µV
230-260 MHz: 5.6 µV
260-375 MHz: 1.8 µV

FM/N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-144 MHz: 0.32 µV
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
146-174 MHz: 0.32 µV
230-260 MHz: 1.8 µV
260-400 MHz: 0.56 µV
400-430 MHz: 0.32 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
440-500 MHz: 0.32 µV
500-550 MHz: 0.56 µV

DV (BER 1%)
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160m + WARC / 6m / 2m / 70cm 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (EU)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: ? mW FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W 50 / 15 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 0.6-1 A 1.2 A max
TX ? 22 A max 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
150 × 40 × 172 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.77 in)
Weight ? 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function Built-in GPS
Micro SD-card slot
D-Star repeater function
Speech synthesizer
Bluetooth option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000026 YAESU-FT-000897 ICOM-ID-004100A/E