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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 100-950 MHz 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 10 kHz roofing
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 43.1 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 70 dB
Audio output 200 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5, El: 15 mW 100 / 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5-16V DC 13.8V DC +/-10%
Current RX 15-150 mA 1 A (squelched)
TX Max 1.5 A Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 2007 and 2010
Dimensions 57 × 125 × 35 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
Weight 390 gr (13.8 oz) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 64 channels in 2 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature.
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-W000021E YAESU-FT-000450