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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 6 W, Low: ? W 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.2-1.5 A Max 0.6 A
TX ? 20 A max Max 11.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
Weight ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004GXET ICOM-IC-000735 YAESU-FT-005200