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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  17m (WARC)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
140-150 MHz (USA)
0.15-0.4 / 0.53-1.6 / SW / 88-108 MHz 108-180 / 320-480 / 810-1000 MHz *
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
140-150 MHz (USA)
- 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W ? High: 50/35 W, Mid1: 20/20 W, Mid2: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 75/300Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains, batteries or 12 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA 8.5 W Max 0.5 A
TX ? - Max 11.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 2001 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × × 190 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 7.48 in)
340 × 275 × 144 mm
(13.39 × 10.83 × 5.67 in)
140 × 38 × 166 mm
(5.51 × 1.50 × 6.54 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 262 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Detachable head. CTCSS & DCS ARTS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027H SONY-CRF-000150 YAESU-FT-007100M