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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  17m (WARC)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
140-150 MHz (USA)
0.15-0.4 / 0.53-1.6 / SW / 88-108 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.75 µV (20 dB QS)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single (AM/CW/SSB) / Double (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
140-150 MHz (USA)
- 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W ? SSB: 12 W PEP / CW/FM: 14 W / AM: 2.5 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 75/300Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains, batteries or 12 V DC 12-14.5 V DC or mains
Current RX Max 600 mA 8.5 W 0.6 A
TX ? - 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1976 and 1977 in Japan
Dimensions 140 × × 190 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 7.48 in)
340 × 275 × 144 mm
(13.39 × 10.83 × 5.67 in)
280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Noise Blanker
VOX
Tone burst generator (1500-2000 Hz adjustable)
100 kHz marker generator
Accessories ? ? YC-221 Digital frequency display
MPN ICOM-IC-000027H SONY-CRF-000150 YAESU-FT-000221R