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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 0.001% Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up. ?
Tuning steps 5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.4 µV (20 dB noise quieting)
0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity 7.5 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) SSB/CW wide
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow
With YK-88C: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
With YK-88CN: 270 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB)
With YG-455C: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB)
With YG-455CN: 250 Hz (-6 dB), 500 Hz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? 0.5 / 2.4 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 21.8 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
?
Image rejection >60 dB > 60 dB ?
Audio output 2 W 1.5 W @ 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 100 W max ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12V DC (8 x R20/D batteries) or mains
Current RX 500-700 mA 295 W ?
TX 1.7-3.5 A 32 W -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
452 × 335 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 13.19 × 8.19 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
Built-in cassette recorder
Accessories - ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000045A KENWOOD-TS-000830S SONY-CRF-000330K