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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 24 / 28 / 50 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double conversion superheteodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 24 / 28 / 50 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W High: 25/10 W, Low: ?/? W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239 -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.5 V DC (3LR20) 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1983 in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 325 × 173 × 56 mm
(12.80 × 6.81 × 2.20 in)
? ?
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Scanning. CTCSS option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-002001 YAESU-FT-000650 YAESU-FT-000720R