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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  1.25m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±5 ppm ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.5-1.8 (AM) / 76-108 (FM) / 108-250 / 300-1000 MHz (cellular block in some regions) 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   W-FM Stereo   FM   W-FM  
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)
29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? N-FM/AM: 12 / 30 kHz (-6/-60 dB) 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion (AM radio) Double conversion (FM/AM) Triple conversion (W-FM) Double conversion superheterodyne
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: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 4 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 2m / 1.25m / 70cm (1.25m USA only) -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output Max 100 W 50 / 20 / 5 W (USA version: 1 W QRP mode) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC (11.7~15.8V DC) negative ground 9 V DC
Current RX ? 0.5 A ?
TX ? 10 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions ? 157 × 66 × 183.5 mm
(6.18 × 2.60 × 7.22 in)
210 × 175 × 60 mm
(8.27 × 6.89 × 2.36 in)
Weight ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) Chassis + front panel 700 gr (1.5 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 1000 channels in 2 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags
GPS
APRS
DTMF
Repeater shift (±600 kHz)
Twin RX
Packet modem (1200/9600 baud)
8 different background colours
Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000471H YAESU-FTM-000350 WHISTLER-WS001025