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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 538 ~ USD 775
EUR 442 ~ EUR 647
GBP 579
Rating 1 review 1 review
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) ±0.5 ppm/1 hour @25 °C, after warmup
Tuning steps ? CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz

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 ? Double-Conversion Superheterodyne (SSB/CW/AM/FM) Superheterodyne (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM); 10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection HF: >70 dB 50/144/440 MHz: >65 dB 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm)
Audio output ? 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 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%, optional FNB-78 13.2 V Ni-MH Battery Pack
Current RX 1.3-1.6 A 0.6-1 A
TX 22 A max Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2004 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) w/o Ni-MH battery, antenna, Microphone
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
TXCO is included in this updated version.
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007000 YAESU-FT-000897D