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VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 p.p.m. (–10° C to +60° C)
Tuning steps ? FM: 1 / 5 / 25 kHz, SSB/CW: 0.1 kHz 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 430-440 MHz 137-174 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? 0.2 μV for 12 dB SINAD (137-140 MHz, NFM)
0.16 μV for 12 dB SINAD (140-150 MHz, NFM)
0.2 μV TYP for 12 dB SINAD (150-174 MHz, NFM)
Selectivity More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? NFM, AM 12 kHz / 35 kHz (–6 dB / –60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 39380 kHz
2nd: 1075 kHz
1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? internal speaker 700 mW @ 16 Ω for 10 % THD (@ 7.5 V) Internal SP

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 430-440 MHz 2m
144-146 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 5 / 2 / 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7.2V DC (6.0~16 V)
Current RX 0.5-0.7 A ? 45 mA typical
TX 3-6.5 A 3.6 A max 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1982 and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 38 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.50 × 6.97 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
60 × 120 × 32 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.26 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) with FNB-83 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 0 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 210 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO's. Scanning Dual watch
ARTS
Submersible (IPX7 specs)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000037A ICOM-IC-000490E YAESU-VX-000120