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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ±10 ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 138-174 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ?
Selectivity More than 12 kHz at -6 dB
Less than 28 kHz at -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.65 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 55 W, Low: 5 W High: 45 W, Low: 5 W FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 0.8-1 A Max 800 mA ?
TX 12 A max Max 9.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 1988 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 113 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002100H ICOM-IC-000228H YAESU-FT-001000D