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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 400 mW at 10 % distortion with an 8 Ω load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m
Modulations N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 10 W

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 13.8V DC
Current RX 10-250 mA ? ?
TX 2.2 A max Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1993 and 199x Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
230 × 80 × 290 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 11.42 in)
Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in keyer ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000032E ICOM-IC-000737 YAESU-FT-000007