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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm (after 1 min. @ 25 °C) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz 1 / 10 Hz / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 140-150 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 3/6/15 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 10-200W (AM: 5-50W) 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains ?
Current RX Max 600 mA 80 VA max ?
TX Max 6 A 720 VA max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x Between 2007 and 200x Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × × 177 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 6.97 in)
410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
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Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
CTCSS/DCS/DTMF
WIRES-II internet
Waterproof (IPX7)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027A YAESU-FT-002000D YAESU-FT-000270R