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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.02 / 0.1 / 0.5 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 0.1-2600 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 10.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 2.5 µV
4-30 MHz: 1.1 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.45 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-2000 MHz: 1.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 4.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 0.6 µV
4-30 MHz: 0.3 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.3 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 2.5 W, Low 2: 500 mW, Low 1: 20 mW ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50/450Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.5V 15 %
Current RX 16-150 mA Max 0.7 A
TX Max 1.4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 2000 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 91 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.58 × 1.18 in)
180 × 70 × 203 mm
(7.09 × 2.76 × 7.99 in)
Weight 260 gr (9.2 oz) with BP-121 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 2000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Real-time band-scope
World clock
NB
VCS
Alpha tags
DSP (DSP-1)
Voice synthesizer (FVS-1A)
Voice recording (DVS-4) options
CAT interface
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002IE YAESU-VR-005000