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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF long-range mobile radio

General

HAM bands 1.25m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3 ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? 25 / 12.5 / 10 / 6.25 / 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 0.1-30 MHz (general coverage) 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-470MHz / 450-520 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ≤0.20 µV / ≤0.25 µV
Selectivity More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) Internal speaker 500mW

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-470MHz / 450-520 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W, AM: 25 W 10/25/50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ±15% (11.7-15.8V)
Current RX 450-800 mA ? ?
TX 3-6.5 A 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
185 × 56 × 170 mm
(7.28 × 2.20 × 6.69 in)
Weight 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 1.16 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Detachable front panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000038A YAESU-FT-000890 LISHENG-UT000858