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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ±10 ppm (-10°C to +60°C) SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity More than 12 kHz at -6 dB
Less than 28 kHz at -60 dB
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
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Filters ? 500 Hz CW ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM) ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.65 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
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Image rejection > 60 dB better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz) ?
Audio output 2.4 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 55 W, Low: 5 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC 6V DC
Current RX 0.8-1 A ? Max 40 mA
TX 12 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
194 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.64 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 595 gr (1.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 113 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002100H YAESU-FT-000747GX SONY-ICF-007700