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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Less than ±0.05ppm (0°C to +50°C, after warm up) ±5 p.p.m. (–10° C to +60° C) ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, 100 kHz 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 137-174 MHz 0.504-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.10 - 1.799 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): -
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 6,3µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.5µV

1.80 - 29.99 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): 0.5µV
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 2µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.16µV

50.0 - 54.0 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): 0.32µV
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 1µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.13µV

*) All values with pre-amp ON
0.2 μV for 12 dB SINAD (137-140 MHz, NFM)
0.16 μV for 12 dB SINAD (140-150 MHz, NFM)
0.2 μV TYP for 12 dB SINAD (150-174 MHz, NFM)
0.5-30 MHz, AM: 3 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF low, N-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
140-150 MHz, FM: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
400-470 MHz, FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB, RTTY (BW: 2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-3dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/-60dB

CW (BW: 500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/-3dB
Less than 700 Hz/-60dB

AM (BW: 6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/-3dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/-60dB

FM (BW: 15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/-60dB
NFM, AM 12 kHz / 35 kHz (–6 dB / –60 dB) AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-20 dB)
Filters 15, 6 and 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz (for all modes)
2nd: 36 kHz (for all modes)
1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection More than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load 700 mW @ 16 Ω for 10 % THD (@ 7.5 V) Internal SP ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 2m
144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! 5 / 2 / 0.5 W 2m/70cm High: 5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3 W, 220 MHz High: 1.5 W, Low3: 1 W, Low2: 0.5 W, Low1: 0.2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 85-265 VAC 7.2V DC (6.0~16 V) 7.4V DC (nominal), 5-16V DC (external)
Current RX Max 210 VA 45 mA typical 20-150 mA
TX Max 800 VA 1.5 A max Max 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x Between 2005 and 200x
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
60 × 120 × 32 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.26 in)
58 × 89 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.50 × 1.14 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) with FNB-83 and antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 210 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 7" color TFT
Built-in auto-ATU
Built-in RTTY/PSK31 decoder
Dual DSP
Spectrum scope DVR
2×USB
+40 dBm ultra high intercept point
50 CTCSS tone encoder and decoder
Dual watch
ARTS
Submersible (IPX7 specs)
Alpha-tags. CTCSS/DCS, DTMF, ARTS. Built-in temperature sensor and optional barometric pressure sensor (SU-1). WIRES-compatible. CW training feature. Password protection. Waterproof/submersible
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007700 YAESU-VX-000120 YAESU-VX-000006R