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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W AM: 30 W (DC), SSB/CW: 100 W 10 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (13.8V DC option) 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 1.1 A 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off) Max 0.5 A
TX Max 12.5 A Max 21 A Max 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1981 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 512 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features GPS option. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000800D YAESU-FT-000101ZD YAESU-FT-000780R