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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Better than ±10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 137-174 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection >60 dB Better than 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11V DC (battery pack) 13.8V DC ±15% 6-15V DC
Current RX 30-250 mA 0.3-0.7 A Max 150 mA
TX Max 2.6 A 10 A max Max 1.35 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2003 and 2009 Between 1986 and 19xx
Dimensions 56 × 110 × 35 mm
(2.20 × 4.33 × 1.38 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
71 × 200 × 38 mm
(2.80 × 7.87 × 1.50 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with BP-227 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 616 gr (1.4 lbs) with FNB-4A
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 107 channels in 1 bank(s) 219 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTCS. Alpha tags WX alert (US version only). CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
CAT interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000085 YAESU-FT-002800M YAESU-FT-000727R