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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.5-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   AM   FM  
RF-output - High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 5/5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, 0.3 W (220 MHz, FM), 1 W (50 MHz, AM)

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic - SMA
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4LR6 or 6V DC external 13.8V DC 7.2V DC (internal), 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX ? ? 25-200 mA
TX - Max 10 A 0.6-1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x
Dimensions 194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
60 × 90 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.54 × 1.10 in)
Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 125 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX Waterproof/submersible. Twin RX
Accessories - ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-SW000055E YAESU-FT-008100R YAESU-VX-000007R