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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 50-52 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.75 µV (20 dB QS)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL Single (AM/CW/SSB) / Double (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? 60 dB
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
50-52 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low 3: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W 10 W SSB: 12 W PEP / CW/FM: 14 W / AM: 2.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 12-14.5 V DC or mains
Current RX Max 0.5 A ? 0.6 A
TX Max 10.5 A ? 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x Between 1976 and 1977 in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
? 280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 ? Noise Blanker
VOX
Tone burst generator (1500-2000 Hz adjustable)
100 kHz marker generator
Accessories ? ? YC-221 Digital frequency display
MPN ICOM-IC-000229H ICOM-IC-000060 YAESU-FT-000221R