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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? Not specified
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 29-54 / 108-174 / 410-512 / 806-950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
29-54 / 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.3 µV
806-956 MHz: 1.0 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) 15 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output ? ? 350 mW, 8 ohms, 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W AM: 30 W (DC), SSB/CW: 100 W -

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - External speaker

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (13.8V DC option) 12 V DC
Current RX Max 1.1 A 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off) ?
TX Max 12.5 A Max 21 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1990 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
230 × 57 × 165 mm
(9.06 × 2.24 × 6.50 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 1.38 kg (3.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 512 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 50 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features GPS option. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000800D YAESU-FT-000101ZD UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000855XLT