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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 9 MHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W 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. 11V DC (battery pack) Mains Mains
Current RX 30-250 mA 3 A @ 117 VAC ?
TX Max 2.6 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1974 and 1978 Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 56 × 110 × 35 mm
(2.20 × 4.33 × 1.38 in)
370 × 150 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with BP-227 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 107 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTCS. Alpha tags WX alert (US version only). ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000085 YAESU-FL-000101 YAESU-FT-000200