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VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 Hz
5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz
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Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 136-174 / 420-460 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.34 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Single, double or triple conversion superheterodyne, depending on band and mode ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA & Australia)
144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 10 W 2 m FM/CW: 6-45 W, SSB: 6-35 W (continuously adjustable) 70 cm FM/CW: 6-40 W, SSB: 6-30 W (continuously adjustable) High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ±15% 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 2.5 A max 600 mA
TX ? 16 A max 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Japan Between 1996 and 199x in Japan Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
140 × 40 × 162 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.38 in)
Weight ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 160 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in keyer
IF shift
NB
VOX
CTCSS / PL encoder (US & Australian versions only)
Tone scan
CI-V interface
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000020 ICOM-IC-000821H YAESU-FT-000270R