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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous (100 Hz display resolution) ?

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option) 66-88 or 146-174 or 403-433 or 440-470 MHz depending on version
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ?
Selectivity ? AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1240-1300 MHz - 66-88 or 146-174 or 403-433 or 440-470 MHz depending on version
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 1-10 W ? 0.1/5 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 NMO
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains ?
Current RX 1.3 A ? ?
TX Max 7.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
75 × 178 × 30 mm
(2.95 × 7.01 × 1.18 in)
Weight 7.10 kg (15.7 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 654 gr (1.4 lbs) incl medium battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ATV option ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-001271E YAESU-FRG-008800 MOTOROLA-MX002000