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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 0.5-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: ? W High: 25/25 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 1/1 W High: 5/5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, 0.3 W (220 MHz, FM), 1 W (50 MHz, AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC 7.2V DC (internal), 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX 0.7 A ? 25-200 mA
TX 2.8 A max Max 8 A 0.6-1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx Between 1992 and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x
Dimensions 157 × 88 × 220 mm
(6.18 × 3.46 × 8.66 in)
140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
60 × 90 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.54 × 1.10 in)
Weight 2.66 kg (5.9 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AGC
NB
Twin RX Waterproof/submersible. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000245E ICOM-IC-003230E YAESU-VX-000007R