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VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 50-54 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 10 kHz (-6 dB) ? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 50-54 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 0.5-10 W 10 W 100 W / 240 W (PEP input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? Max 0.7 A ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Diode matrix programmable ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000021A ICOM-IC-000551 YAESU-FT-000200