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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Better than ±10 p.p.m. (-20°C to +60° C)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 137-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.2 µV
Selectivity ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 21.7 MHz & 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 3.5 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) 50 / 25 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC (±10%), negative ground
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A 300-600 mA
TX 20 A max 8 A (50 W) / 6 A (25 W) / 3 A (10 W) / 2 A (5 W)

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
127 × 35 × 126 mm
(5.00 × 1.38 × 4.96 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 990 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 130 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000735 YAESU-FT-001500M