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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period after warm up
Tuning steps 25 kHz (12.5 kHz mod exists) kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 3.7 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 50 dB
Audio output ? External speaker/headphones required

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input), AM: 125 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/120Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ?
TX ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 1967 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
400 × 159 × 349 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.74 in)
Weight ? 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 22 diode programmable channels, 25 kHz spacing. ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000240 YAESU-FTDX-000400