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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver
Handheld Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +140 °F [–10 °C to +60 °C]) ?
Tuning steps ? 5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM) Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz VHF marine channels
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.158 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.1 - 1.8 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.25 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
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Selectivity ? Mode –6 dB / –60 dB
SSB/CW (Width=2.4 kHz) 2.4 kHz or better / 3.6 kHz or less
CW-N (Width =500 Hz) 0.5 kHz or better / 750 Hz or less
AM 6 kHz or better / 15 kHz or less
FM 12 kHz or better / 30 kHz or less
FM-N 9 kHz or better / 25 kHz or less
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Filters ? 3 kHz (LSB/USB) 500 Hz (CW) 6 kHz (AM) 16 kHz (FM) ?
Receiver system ? SSB/CW/AM: Tripe conversion FM: Double conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 69.450 MHz
9.000 MHz (SSB, CW, AM)
24 kHz (SSB, CW, AM)
450 kHz (FM)
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Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (1.8 MHz - 50 MHz Amateur bands) 60 dB or better (144/430 MHz Amateur band) ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 1.8-430 MHz (amateur bands only) VHF marine channels
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 1/1 W HF: 5-100 W, VHF/UHF: 5-50 W 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ?
Current RX 0.8-1.2 A 2.2 A max ?
TX Max 8 A 22 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 2014 and 2016 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
229 × 80 × 253 mm
(9.02 × 3.15 × 9.96 in)
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Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 24 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? Waterproof (IPX8 standard)
ATIS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003220E YAESU-FT-000991 PRESIDENT-PM-002000-WP