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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base station HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 2.5 p.p.m. 0.05 p.p.m. (0 - 50°C, after warm-up) ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 1 Hz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 108-137 / 137-174 / 174-400 / 400-480 / 480-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.03-60 MHz (0.500 - 29.999, 50.000-54.000 MHz guaranteed) 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV

FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-520 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
SSB/CW (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: 0.16 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 0.13 µV

AM (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: 6.3 μV typ.
1.8–29.999 MHz: 2.0 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 1.0 µV

FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: -
28.0–29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV
50–54 MHz: 0.32 µV
FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity AM / FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ≤ 2.4 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 6.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 15 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 12.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 20 kHz/–60 dB
FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz) CW (BW: 500 Hz) RTTY (BW: 500 Hz) AM (BW: 6 kHz) FM (BW: 15 kHz) ?
Receiver system ? Direct Sampling Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
12 MHz 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 3 W 2.6W at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC/6 m 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output 5 / 20 / 50 W 1-100W (AM: 1-25 W) 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.7-15.8 V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 0.5 A 3.5 A max 200-450 mA
TX 12 A max 23 A max 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2017 and 201x in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 45 × 193 mm
(5.51 × 1.77 × 7.60 in)
340 × 117 × 277 mm
(13.39 × 4.61 × 10.91 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features GPS-receiver
1200/9600bps APRS® (Automatic Packet Reporting System)
Bluetooth
SD-card slot
Large 7-inch color display, 800×600 pixels
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
Digital-Up-Conversion (DUC) for clean transmit
Dual receivers, dual spectrum scopes
DVI-D connector for an external display
SD memory card slot for saving data
I/Q signal output
Memo pad stores up to 10 operating frequencies and modes
Quick split function
Quick Dualwatch function
RF gain and squelch control with a knob
RIT and ΔTX variable up to 9.999 kHz
UTC/local clock and timer function
1 Hz pitch tuning and display
D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTM-000100DR/DE ICOM-IC-007610 ICOM-ID-000051A-PLUS2