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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 50-52 MHz 50-430 kHz / 0.48-35 MHz 100 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Quad conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-52 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
RF-output 3 W ? FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/200 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? Max 2.8
TX ? - Max 19 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1951 and 1952 in USA Between 1996 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 502 × 257 × 419 mm
(19.76 × 10.12 × 16.50 in)
410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
Weight ? 38.00 kg (83.8 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO ? Twin VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000502A NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000050T1 YAESU-FT-001000MP