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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz / 320-479 MHz 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 10 m: >50 dB 15-80 m: >60 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W AM: 12 W, SSB/CW: 50 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W, FM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.5V DC +/-10% Mains
Current RX ? Max 600 mA ?
TX Max 10.5 A Max 10 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 175 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.89 in)
230 × 80 × 320 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 12.60 in)
370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
Weight 1.35 kg (3.0 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX
Dual Band Receive
CTCSS Tone Encode
Sub Band Mute
Two Call Channels
Dimmer
Priority Watch
Auto Repeater Function
Scan Functions
Remote Hand Mic
? CAT system
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002410H YAESU-FT-000007B YAESU-FT-000980