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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
140-150 MHz (USA)
10-80 m General coverage
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
140-150 MHz (USA)
10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W 10 W Max 200 W (AM: 75 W), internal PSU version, Max 400 W (AM: 100 W), external PSU version

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 600 mA ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × × 190 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 7.48 in)
230 × 80 × 290 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 11.42 in)
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Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Large multifunction TFT. Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Rotator interface jack for direction indication on the TFT. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027H YAESU-FT-000007 YAESU-FTDX-009000D