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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Better than ±10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 10 / 100 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 146-148 MHz 137-174 MHz ?
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   -
Sensitivity ≥ 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 16 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-50 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double-conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? Better than 70 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W / 8 ohm 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 146-148 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
80-10 m
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   RTTY  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W 2000W PEP SSB, 1000W CW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% Mains through external L-4PS power supply
Current RX 400 mA 0.3-0.7 A ?
TX 2.5 A max 10 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 197x in Japan Between 2003 and 2009 Between and
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 247 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 9.72 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
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Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 67 channels in 1 bank(s) 219 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000230 YAESU-FT-002800M DRAKE-L-000004B