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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

Current value
EUR 166
USD 144 ~ USD 184
USD 72 ~ USD 97
EUR 134
Rating 1 review 1 review
HAM bands 2m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) Better than ±10 p.p.m.
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   N-FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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
1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 75 dB Better than 70 dB
Audio output More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AFSK   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 0.3-1 A 0.3-0.7 A
TX 15 A max 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 2003 and 2009
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 219 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). CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V008000 YAESU-FT-002800M