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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm/1 hour @25 °C, after warmup 100 Hz or less after 30 minutes
Tuning steps ? CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-1000 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 160-10m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) 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)
SSB/CW: 0.3µV S/N 10dB or more
AM: 1µV S/N 6dB or more
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
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
SSB/CW: 0.6kHz (-6dB) 1.6kHz (-60dB)
AM: 2.4kHz (-6dB) 4.5kHz (-60dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-Conversion Superheterodyne (SSB/CW/AM/FM) Superheterodyne (W-FM) Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM); 10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
9MHz
Image rejection Better than 60 dB 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) >60dB
Audio output ? 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less) 3W (10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m / 2m / 70cm 160-10m
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W SSB/CW: 280W, AM: 80W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC ±15%, optional FNB-78 13.2 V Ni-MH Battery Pack 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX 0.8-1 A 0.6-1 A 70W max
TX Max 12 A Max 22 A 320W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
334 × 322 × 153 mm
(13.15 × 12.68 × 6.02 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) w/o Ni-MH battery, antenna, Microphone 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. 9K6 bd packet ready Multi color display 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function
TXCO is included in this updated version.
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000208 YAESU-FT-000897D NEC-CQ-000110