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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to 140°F)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-35.5 MHz 136-174 MHz 108-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-520 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W 50 / 25 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11V DC (battery pack) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 30-250 mA 0.5 A
TX - Max 2.6 A 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1957 in USA Between 2007 and 200x Between 2022 and 202x
Dimensions 457 × 454 × 394 mm
(17.99 × 17.87 × 15.51 in)
56 × 110 × 35 mm
(2.20 × 4.33 × 1.38 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) with BP-227 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 107 channels in 1 bank(s) 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS & DTCS. Alpha tags WX alert (US version only). ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-PRO-000310 ICOM-IC-V000085 YAESU-FTM-006000E