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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 10 ppm ±5 ppm +14 °F to +122 °F (-10 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 0.5-999 MHz (less cellular in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.133 µV (12 dB SINAD) 3.0 µV for 10dB S/N (0.5-30MHz, AM)
1.0 µV for 12dB SINAD (76-108 MHz/174-222 MHz/470-729MHz, W-FM)
0.16 µV for 12dB SINAD (50-54MHz/144-148MHz, N-FM)
0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (430-450 MHz N-FM)
Selectivity FM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <14 kHz (-60 dB)
FMN: >3 kHz (-6 dB), <9 kHz (-60 dB)
12 kHz/35 kHz (N-FM)
200 kHz/300 kHz (W-FM)
(±6dB/±60dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne N-FM, AM: Double-conversion W-FM: Triple Conversion AM/FM-radio: Single Conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 47.25 MHz (N-FM) [46.35 MHz Sub Band] / 45.8 MHz (W-FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (N-FM) / 10.7 MHz (W-FM) / 1 MHz (W-FM)
Image rejection > 60 dB (75 dB typical) ?
Audio output 2.4 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load 200 mW @ 8 Ohms for 10% THD (@ 7.4 V DC)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 (USA only) / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   FM  
RF-output High: 65 W, Mid1: 25 W, Mid2: 10 W, Low: 5 W 1.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 7.4V DC (1100 mAh Lithium Ion pack) 3R6/AA dry cell case option.
Current RX 0.8-1 A 200 mA max
TX 15 A max 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 2008 and 201x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 146 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.75 in)
60 × 95 × 24.2 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.95 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 1267 channels in 24 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital voice/data (D-STAR) option (UT-118 (formerly UT-115)). Please note that this requires at least two similarly equiped radios. Weather channel with alert (US version only) CTCSS, DTCS and DTMF. Multi-color LCD. Alpha tags
Barometric sensor
Bluetooth and GPS options
Built-in packet modem 1200/9600bd with APRS support
CTCSS/DCS
Repeater shift: ±600 kHz (144 MHz) / ±1.6 MHz (220 MHz) / ±1.6/5.0/7.6 MHz (430 MHz)
Spectrum display
Twin RX.
Waterproof/submersible (IPX57)
Weather alert
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002200H YAESU-VX-000008DE