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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

Current value
EUR 166
USD 144 ~ USD 184
USD 106 ~ USD 122
Rating 1 review 3 reviews
HAM bands 2m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) Better than ±10 p.p.m. (-20°C to +60° C)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 137-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD Better than 0.2 µV
Selectivity More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
21.7 MHz & 450 kHz
Image rejection 75 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load 3.5 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   FM  
RF-output 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W 50 / 25 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 13.8 V DC (±10%), negative ground
Current RX 0.3-1 A 300-600 mA
TX 15 A max 8 A (50 W) / 6 A (25 W) / 3 A (10 W) / 2 A (5 W)

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
127 × 35 × 126 mm
(5.00 × 1.38 × 4.96 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 990 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 130 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V008000 YAESU-FT-001500M