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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Marine SSB Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Less then ± 20 hz (0-40 °C) 2.5 p.p.m. (10 °C to +60 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 108-520 / 700-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 1600-4300 kHz 118-174 / 230-550 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
Sensitivity Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
AM (10 dB S/N)
118-136 MHz: 1 µV
230-260 MHz: 5.6 µV
260-375 MHz: 1.8 µV

FM/N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-144 MHz: 0.32 µV
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
146-174 MHz: 0.32 µV
230-260 MHz: 1.8 µV
260-400 MHz: 0.56 µV
400-430 MHz: 0.32 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
440-500 MHz: 0.32 µV
500-550 MHz: 0.56 µV

DV (BER 1%)
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
Selectivity 8 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion super heterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
1600-4300 kHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (EU)
Modulations FM   N-FM   SSB   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 5/5 W 400 W PEP 50 / 15 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 21.6 - 31.2 V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 0.9 A 1.2 A max
TX Max 8.5 A 13 A max 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
? 150 × 40 × 172 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.77 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1054 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF, CTCSS & DCS 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX 94 Quick-select channels
Manual antenna tuner
One key selection of 2192 kHz distress frequency
Membrane keypad
Built-in GPS
Micro SD-card slot
D-Star repeater function
Speech synthesizer
Bluetooth option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-008800R SAILOR-T002031 ICOM-ID-004100A/E