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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 ~ 100 kHz ? 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 30 kHz - 29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? CW: 0.2 µV / 10 dB
AM: 1 µV / 10 dB
FM: 0.2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB
3.6 kHz @ -40 dB
AM: 6 kHz
CW: 200-1200 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double (AM/CW/SSB) / triple (FM) conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 80-10 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 350/300 mW Max 100 W 1-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 38-170 mA ? 700 mA
TX Max 440 mA ? 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 2001 Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
230 × 230 × 90 mm
(9.06 × 9.06 × 3.54 in)
Weight 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna 19.00 kg (41.9 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
RIT
? USB interface
LCD display
Built-in keyer
Built-in ATU
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-Q000007A YAESU-FT-ONE CHINESE-KN-000920