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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-180 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? better than 80 dB @ ±50 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 50 mW into 600 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 7 W, Low: ? W 100/100/50/20 W (25/25/12.5/5 W AM) 150 mW / 1 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max); 13.8V does also work 12 U2-cell batteries (NiCd)
Current RX ? Max 1.6 A 60 mA (24V)
TX ? Max 22 A 240 mA (24V)

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 2000 and 200x Between 196x and 19xx in Germany
Dimensions ? 160 × 54 × 205 mm
(6.30 × 2.13 × 8.07 in)
359 × 270 × 125 mm
(14.13 × 10.63 × 4.92 in)
Weight ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) with antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Keyboard DSP, CTCSS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002GXET YAESU-FT-000100D MILITARY-SEM-000035