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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability 0.001% ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 50 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV for 12 dB SINAD
0.4 µV for 20 dB SINAD
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Selectivity 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 21.8 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 500 mW at 8 ohms 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16 V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 45-150 mA ? ?
TX 1.25 A max ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1990 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 199x and 201x
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
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Weight 515 gr (1.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004E YAESU-FT-000201 YAESU-FT-000600