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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

Current value
CAD 967
USD 906 ~ USD 994
EUR 608 ~ EUR 1,039
GBP 677
USD 597 ~ USD 684
GBP 497
Rating 1 review 3 reviews
HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability Less than ± 0.5ppm(0 °C (+50°C) ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.15 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.12 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.9 kHz (-60 dB)
**CW (BW=500 Hz)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection HF: >70 dB 50/144/440 MHz: >65 dB 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm)
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 10-160m + WARC / 6m / 2m / 70cm
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 2-35 W, AM: 1-40 / 1-40 / 2-20 / 2-14 W FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 1.3-1.6 A 0.6-1 A
TX 22 A max 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2001 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 180 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.09 in)
200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 503 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 2" (5 cm) TFT display
Audio equalizer
Built-in voice synthesizer
CI-V
CTCSS/DTCS
Detachable control head
IF-DSP
VHF channels NTSC-M and PAL-B TV receiver on some versions
Voice recorder
9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007000 YAESU-FT-000897