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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Better than ±10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 137-174 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB Better than 70 dB
Audio output ? 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11V DC (battery pack) 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 30-250 mA 0.3-0.7 A
TX Max 2.6 A 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2003 and 2009
Dimensions 56 × 110 × 35 mm
(2.20 × 4.33 × 1.38 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with BP-227 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 107 channels in 1 bank(s) 219 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTCS. Alpha tags WX alert (US version only). CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000085 YAESU-FT-002800M