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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  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 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 137-174 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 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 ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) NFM, AM 12 kHz / 35 kHz (–6 dB / –60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 39380 kHz
2nd: 1075 kHz
? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 10 m: >50 dB 15-80 m: >60 dB ?
Audio output internal speaker ? 700 mW @ 16 Ω for 10 % THD (@ 7.5 V) Internal SP

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 2m
144-146 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W AM: 12 W, SSB/CW: 50 W 5 / 2 / 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.5V DC +/-10% 7.2V DC (6.0~16 V)
Current RX ? Max 600 mA 45 mA typical
TX 3.6 A max Max 10 A 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 2005 and 200x
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
230 × 80 × 320 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 12.60 in)
60 × 120 × 32 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.26 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) with FNB-83 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 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-000490E YAESU-FT-000007B YAESU-VX-000120