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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ≤ ±200 Hz within 1 hour ≤ ±20 Hz after 1 hour ? ?
Tuning steps 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM  
RF-output 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W) High: 45 W, Low: 5 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 0.6 A 300-500 mA ?
TX 20 A Max 10 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic) Between 1988 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
?
Weight 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features AGC
RIT
XIT
IF fine tune (shift)
RF gain
Noise blanker
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NCG-000010/160M YAESU-FT-000212RH COBRA-000019-ULTRA-II