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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 140-150 MHz General coverage (~0.5-30 MHz) 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 100 W 2.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 8C-size or 8.5-15.2V DC external
Current RX Max 600 mA ? 70 mA
TX Max 6 A ? Max 800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × × 177 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 6.97 in)
? 150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 14 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027A ICOM-IC-000741 YAESU-FT-000690R