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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±10 ppm -10°C to +60°C ? ±5 ppm
Tuning steps 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 400-470 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.5-1.8 (AM) / 76-108 (FM) / 108-250 / 300-1000 MHz (cellular block in some regions)
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV @ 12dB SINAD ? 0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 108-137 MHz, AM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 137-150 MHz, FM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 150-174 MHz, FM)
1 µV (12 dB SINAD, 174-222 MHz, W-FM)
0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 300-336 MHz, AM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 336-420 MHz, FM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 420-470 MHz, FM)
5 µV (12 dB SINAD, 470-800, W-FM)
0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-900 MHz, FM)
0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-999 MHz, FM)
5 µV (10 dB SN, 0.5-1.7 MHz, AM)
2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 76-108 MHz, W-FM)
Selectivity More than 15 kHz/ -9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/ 50 dB
? N-FM/AM: 12 / 30 kHz (-6/-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion (AM radio) Double conversion (FM/AM) Triple conversion (W-FM)
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.15 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? FM/AM radio
1st: 130 kHz (FM) / 50 kHz (AM)
FM/AM
1st: 47.25 (A) / 44.85 (B) MHz
2nd: 450 (A/B) MHz
W-FM
1st: 45.8 (A) / 44.0 (B) MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 1 MHz (A) / 400 kHz (B)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 500 mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω ? 4 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-450 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 2m / 1.25m / 70cm (1.25m USA only)
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 0.5/6W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW 50 / 20 / 5 W (USA version: 1 W QRP mode)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.5-16V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC (11.7~15.8V DC) negative ground
Current RX Max 180 mA 30-170 mA 0.5 A
TX Max 1.6 A Max 1.6 A 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
157 × 66 × 183.5 mm
(6.18 × 2.60 × 7.22 in)
Weight 285 gr (10.1 oz) with BP-170 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-171 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) Chassis + front panel
Form factor Handheld Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 70 channels in bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS, DTMF. Twin RX Alpha tags
GPS
APRS
DTMF
Repeater shift (±600 kHz)
Twin RX
Packet modem (1200/9600 baud)
8 different background colours
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-T000007H ICOM-IC-W000031A YAESU-FTM-000350