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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ? SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 / 440-450 MHz *) 140-174 MHz 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18µV (12dB SINAD) ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? (-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM)
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? ? better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz)
Audio output 200mW, 8 ohm @ 10% THD ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 / 440-450 MHz *) 144-148 MHz 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5W 5 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC ?V DC 13.5 V DC ±10%
Current RX 16-150mA ? ?
TX 0.5-1.6A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 52 × 136.5 × 34.5 mm
(2.05 × 5.37 × 1.36 in)
? 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) Including battery and antenna ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 42 channels in 1 bank(s) 209 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in clock/timer
DTMF
Direct entry keypad
Optional CTCSS (UT-50)
Optional DCS (UT-51)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000024AT YAESU-VX-000110 YAESU-FT-000080C