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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-180 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
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Selectivity ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 7 W, Low: ? W ? 10 W (AM: 5 W)

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.2 A max 500 mA
TX ? - Max 3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
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Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN ICOM-IC-000002GXET ICOM-IC-R000072DC YAESU-FT-000680R