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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps 6 including 12.5 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 130-178 MHz 136-174 MHz 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 75 dB ?
Audio output ? More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5W, Low: 2W 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W 5-100 W/5-100 W (AM: Max 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-15V DC 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 13.8V DC
Current RX 13-250 mA 0.3-1 A ?
TX Max 950 mA 15 A max Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 55 × 83.5 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.29 × 1.22 in)
150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
?
Weight 185 gr (6.5 oz) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750Hz tone
CTCSS
DTMF
Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). IF-DSP. Built-in auto-ATU and keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AT-000201HP ICOM-IC-V008000 YAESU-FT-000950