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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver | Touch screen | 100W

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  1.25m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±5 ppm within ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.5-1.8 (AM) / 76-108 (FM) / 108-250 / 300-1000 MHz (cellular block in some regions) 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? 0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 108-137 MHz, AM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 137-150 MHz, FM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 150-174 MHz, FM)
1 µV (12 dB SINAD, 174-222 MHz, W-FM)
0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 300-336 MHz, AM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 336-420 MHz, FM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 420-470 MHz, FM)
5 µV (12 dB SINAD, 470-800, W-FM)
0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-900 MHz, FM)
0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-999 MHz, FM)
5 µV (10 dB SN, 0.5-1.7 MHz, AM)
2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 76-108 MHz, W-FM)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
WFM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 10 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
DV (D-Star)
28-29.7 MHz: 1 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.63 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.35 µV
Selectivity ? N-FM/AM: 12 / 30 kHz (-6/-60 dB) AM (BW=6 kHz)
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz, sharp)
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz, sharp)
500 Hz (-6 dB), 900 Hz (-60 dB)
RTTY (BW=350 Hz)
360 Hz (-6 dB), 650 Hz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion (AM radio) Double conversion (FM/AM) Triple conversion (W-FM) Double (W-FM) / triple (AM/FM/SSB/CW/RTTY) conversion
IF-freqs. ? FM/AM radio
1st: 130 kHz (FM) / 50 kHz (AM)
FM/AM
1st: 47.25 (A) / 44.85 (B) MHz
2nd: 450 (A/B) MHz
W-FM
1st: 45.8 (A) / 44.0 (B) MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 1 MHz (A) / 400 kHz (B)
1st: 134.732 / 124.487 MHz
2nd: 10.7 / 455 kHz
3rd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ? ? HF: 70 dB 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm: 65 dB
Audio output ? 4 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD 2 W (10% distortion, 8 ohm)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 2m / 1.25m / 70cm (1.25m USA only) 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm
(+70 MHz in Europe)
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output 5 W 50 / 20 / 5 W (USA version: 1 W QRP mode) FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 1-35 W / (2-50 W on 70 MHz) AM: 1-40 W (HF)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7V DC NiMH battery or 6-16V DC external 13.8V DC (11.7~15.8V DC) negative ground 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 0.5 A 1.2-1.5 A
TX ? 10 A 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 20xx Between 2009 and 201x Between 2012 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 157 × 66 × 183.5 mm
(6.18 × 2.60 × 7.22 in)
167 × 58 × 225 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 8.86 in)
Weight ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) Chassis + front panel 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) controller: 500 gr
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 209 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 2 bank(s) 505 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS Alpha tags
GPS
APRS
DTMF
Repeater shift (±600 kHz)
Twin RX
Packet modem (1200/9600 baud)
8 different background colours
Touch Screen Interface
Slant Top Controller
Speaker on Controller
Extended Receive
SWR Graphic Display
D-Star DV Mode
SD Card Slot
IF DSP
Variable Power Output
Multi-Function Meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000250R YAESU-FTM-000350 ICOM-IC-007100