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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 108-174 MHz 108-520 / 700-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.3-18 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 8 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output 5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% Mains
Current RX 2.2-3 A ? ?
TX Max 23 A Max 8.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 193x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 287 × 120 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.72 × 12.44 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
?
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 27.25 kg (60.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1054 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 32 bit DSP, CI-V Auto-ATU: 17-150 ohms (HF), 20-125 ohms (6 m) DTMF, CTCSS & DCS 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000746-PRO YAESU-FT-008800R NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000156