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VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 50-905 MHz 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: More than 30 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM: 3V (10dB S/N)
FM: 1.5V (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1V (12 dB SINAD @ 83 MHz)
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Selectivity FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output FM/CW: 1-10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A Max 1 A ?
TX 1.8-3.3 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 110 × 264 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.39 in)
180 × 75 × 180 mm
(7.09 × 2.95 × 7.09 in)
240 × 93 × 295 mm
(9.45 × 3.66 × 11.61 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features NB, VOX, dimmer Bandscope TV tuner front end ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000211 STANDARD-AX-000700 YAESU-FT-000707