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Handheld VHF Transceiver | 5.5 watt

General

HAM bands ? 2m  1.25m  70cm  4m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 60-905 MHz (SSB between 60-460 MHz) 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM-N: 1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM-W: 1.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.25 μV typ. (at 12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? N-FM: 15 kHz
W-FM: 180 kHz
N-AM: 2.4 kHz
W-AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 2.4 kHz
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Filters ? 2.4 / 6 / 15 / 180 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.754 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFW455E
?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? 1 W @ 8 ohms 800mW (internal)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5.5 / 2.0 / 0.5W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12-15V DC 7.5V DC
Current RX ? 550 mA max 77-300 mA
TX - - 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 58 × 97 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 3.82 × 0.94 in)
180 × 80 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
52 × 112 × 22 mm
(2.05 × 4.41 × 0.87 in)
Weight 200 gr (7.1 oz) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) with BP-278
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 800 channels in 10 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CAT-interface
Clock-Timer
Headphone jack (and MPX, AF and RF Mute jacks)
Priority
Recorder Activation
Squelch
TV tuner front end
Tone control
Tuning Meter
Telescopic whip antenna included
IP67 waterproofing
MIL-STD810
10.5 hours of operation
8 chars alphanumeric display
CTCSS / DTCS
DTMF
Inversion Voice Scrambler
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-AX-000400B YAESU-FRG-009600 ICOM-IC-V000088