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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Speaker

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  None 
Freq. stability ? 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) 118-174 / 230-550 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   All mode  
Sensitivity Better than 0.2 µV (12 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
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Selectivity 8 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? 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)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (EU)
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Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   All mode  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 5/5 W 50 / 15 / 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8 V DC ±15% None
Current RX ? 1.2 A max -
TX Max 8.5 A 13 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx 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)
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Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1054 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF, CTCSS & DCS 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX Built-in GPS
Micro SD-card slot
D-Star repeater function
Speech synthesizer
Bluetooth option
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-008800R ICOM-ID-004100A/E ICOM-SP-000020