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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
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)
FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
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
FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ?
Audio output ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC / 6m / 2m / 70cm 420-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W 5 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack) 10-16 V DC external
Current RX 0.6-1 A 200-450 mA
TX 22 A max 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000897 ICOM-ID-000031A