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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m General coverage
Modulations N-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity < 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 400 mW at 10 % distortion with an 8 Ω load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations N-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W 10 W Max 200 W (AM: 75 W), internal PSU version, Max 400 W (AM: 100 W), external PSU version

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.2 V DC battery pack or 12-15 V DC external 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 10-250 mA ? ?
TX 2.2 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
230 × 80 × 290 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 11.42 in)
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Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Large multifunction TFT. Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Rotator interface jack for direction indication on the TFT. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000032E YAESU-FT-000007 YAESU-FTDX-009000D