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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm/1 hour @25 °C, after warmup
Tuning steps ? ? CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50 MHz 118-899.9875 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double-Conversion Superheterodyne (SSB/CW/AM/FM) Superheterodyne (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM); 10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm)
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less)

Transmitter

TX-range 50 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m / 2m / 70cm
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 10 W (input) High: 50/35 W, Medium: ?/? W, Low: 5/5 W FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%, optional FNB-78 13.2 V Ni-MH Battery Pack
Current RX ? Max 1.8 A 0.6-1 A
TX ? Max 12 A Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 140 × 50 × 270 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 10.63 in)
200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
Weight ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) w/o Ni-MH battery, antenna, Microphone
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 212 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 & DTCS. 9k6 packet ready. Twin RX 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function
TXCO is included in this updated version.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GONSET-COMMUNICATOR-000006-METER ICOM-IC-002725E YAESU-FT-000897D