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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 / 0.1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-3305 MHz (less cellular in the US) - 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM (12dB SINAD)
1.620– 4.999MHz 0.56μV
5.000– 221.999MHz 0.4μV
330.000– 832.999MHz 0.56μV
833.000– 1304.999MHz 0.71μV
1330.000–2304.999MHz 5.6μV
2330.000– 2999.999MHz 18μV

W-FM (12dB SINAD)
76.000– 108.000MHz 1.8μV
175.000– 221.999MHz 1.8μV
470.000– 769.999MHz 2.5μV

AM (10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 2.2μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 1.4μV
118.000– 135.999MHz 1.4μV

SSB, CW 10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 0.4μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 0.25μV
50.000– 53.999MHz 0.25μV
118.000– 146.999MHz 0.25μV
330.000– 469.999MHz 0.32μV
? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity SSB, CW: > 1.8kHz/–6dB
AM, FM: > 12kHz/–6dB, < 30kHz/–60dB
W-FM: > 150kHz/–6dB
? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne + down converter ? Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 9 MHz
Image rejection 1st: 266.7 MHz, 429.1 MHz 2nd: 19.65 MHz 3rd: 450 kHz ? 50 dB
Audio output 100mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? AM: Max 40 W (input), SSB: Max 130 W (PEP input), CW: Max 90 W (input) 100 W / 240 W (PEP input)

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.7-4.5V DC (Re-chargeable Li-Ion battery pack or 3AA/R6 alkaline) or 6V DC ±5% (external) Mains Mains
Current RX 35-150 mA 3 A @ 117 VAC ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1974 and 1978 Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 60 × 142 × 34.8 mm
(2.36 × 5.59 × 1.37 in)
370 × 150 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) with antenna and BP-206 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VSC. Internal ferrite bar antenna for MW reception. NB & ANL. CI-V. CTCSS & DCS decoder. Digital recorder up to 4 hours. Twin RX. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000020 YAESU-FL-000101 YAESU-FT-000200