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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 4 p.p.m. from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. 25° C: 1 p.p.m./hour
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM/FM)

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz/4.5 kHz
AM: 6 kHz/20 kHz
FM: 15 kHz/30 kHz
FM-N: 9 kHz/25 kHz
SSB (option):2.3 kHz/4.7 kHz (-66 dB)
CW (option):500 Hz/2.0 kHz
Filters ? ? SSB: 400 Hz-2600 Hz (-6 dB)
Receiver system ? ? Double-Conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st : 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM);10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60-70 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.0 W (8 Ohms, 10% THD or less)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 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 SO-239 - BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 8NiCd/LR6 or 13.8V DC external
Current RX Max 800 mA Max 1.2 A 250-450 mA
TX Max 9.5 A Max 11.5 A 2.0 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 199x and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
140 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
135 × 38 × 165 mm
(5.31 × 1.50 × 6.50 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 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 ? Twin RX CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228H ICOM-IC-002710H YAESU-FT-000817