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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +140 °F [–10 °C to +60 °C])
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz 5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM)

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 136.000 - 174.000MHz 0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.158 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.1 - 1.8 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.25 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
Selectivity ? ? Mode –6 dB / –60 dB
SSB/CW (Width=2.4 kHz) 2.4 kHz or better / 3.6 kHz or less
CW-N (Width =500 Hz) 0.5 kHz or better / 750 Hz or less
AM 6 kHz or better / 15 kHz or less
FM 12 kHz or better / 30 kHz or less
FM-N 9 kHz or better / 25 kHz or less
Filters ? ? 3 kHz (LSB/USB) 500 Hz (CW) 6 kHz (AM) 16 kHz (FM)
Receiver system ? ? SSB/CW/AM: Tripe conversion FM: Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 69.450 MHz
9.000 MHz (SSB, CW, AM)
24 kHz (SSB, CW, AM)
450 kHz (FM)
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB or better (1.8 MHz - 50 MHz Amateur bands) 60 dB or better (144/430 MHz Amateur band)
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 136.000 - 174.000MHz 1.8-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 10/25 W HF: 5-100 W, VHF/UHF: 5-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 1.2 A 200 mA 2.2 A max
TX Max 11.5 A 4.5 A max 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2016 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
130 × 35 × 125 mm
(5.12 × 1.38 × 4.92 in)
224 × 76 × 250 mm
(8.82 × 2.99 × 9.84 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ? 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? 3.5 Inch Full Color TFT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002710H DRAGON-SY-000252 YAESU-FT-000991A