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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 43.1 MHz (VHF), 35.8 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW High: 50/40 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external 11.7-15.8V DC
Current RX 30-210 mA 0.5 A
TX Max 1.5 A 2-8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) with BP-170 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS on TX (RX option UT-94), DTMF. Twin RX Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Messaging feature. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-W000031E YAESU-FTM-000010R