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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F) ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz 136-174 / 400-479 MHz VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.18 μV (Guaranteed freq. range)
Less than 0.32 μV (Other freq. range)
(1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
0.2 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB 60dB
Audio output ? 700 mW @ 10% THD 500mW @ <5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 144-148 / 420-450 MHz VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 6-160 m: 100 W, 2 m: 50 W, 70 cm: 20 W High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V) VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type SMA SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack 7.4 V DC
Current RX 0.6-1 A 800 mA max ?
TX Max 22 A 2.1 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 155 × 52 × 233 mm
(6.10 × 2.05 × 9.17 in)
58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
57 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264) 206 gr (7.3 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 302 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer. Beacon mode. 32 color display. CTCSS. Detachable front panel. DSP included in this updated version ? 1750 Hz
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder / decoder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000857D ICOM-IC-T000070A WOUXUN-KG-000819