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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Professional Airband Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 8.33 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 110-180 / 300-520 / 800-999 MHz 0.5-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 108-137 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM  
Sensitivity Main: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Sub: 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 46.35 MHz / 450 kHz
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
118-137 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM  
RF-output High: 70 W, Mid1: 50 W, Mid2: 25 W, Low: 10 W 1.5-3 / 1-2 W 6 W PEP, 1.8 W carrier

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3.2-7V DC 7.2 V DC (BP-288), 11.0 V DC (External DC Jack)
Current RX 0.5-0.8 A 20-150 mA 90-500 mA
TX Max 15 A 1.2-1.8 A 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
47 × 81 × 23 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.91 in)
59 × 148 × 32 mm
(2.32 × 5.83 × 1.26 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 182 gr (6.4 oz) with battery and antenna 384 gr (13.6 oz) with antenna and BP-288
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 81 channels in 1 bank(s) 5000 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 15 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features DCS & ARTS
9K6 packet ready
Twin RX
CTCSS, DCS, DTMF & ARTS. Bluetooth
GPS
IP57 dust-protection and waterproof construction
2.3-inch Large High Visibility LCD
VOR Navigation Functions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-003000M YAESU-VX-000002R ICOM-IC-A000025NE