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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. +14°F to +140°F. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.54-1.6 / 4-12 / 30-50 / 88-108 / 147-174 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (typical for 12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 65 dB typical ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 75 dB typical ? ?
Audio output 300 mW (typical with an 8 ohm load) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AFSK   - AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output 0.5 / 5.5 W ? 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2 V DC ?V DC 8Li-Ion / R6/AA or 13.8V DC external
Current RX 20-250 mA ? ?
TX 0.7-2 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2004 and 200x
Dimensions 54 × 132 × 35 mm
(2.13 × 5.20 × 1.38 in)
? ?
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) with antenna and battery ? ?
Form factor Handheld Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 107 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DCS. Alpha tags. ? CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000008 LAFAYETTE-GUARDIAN-005000 YAESU-FT-000817ND