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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 / 0.1 / 1 kHz 0.02 / 0.1 / 0.5 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 0.1-2600 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 10.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 2.5 µV
4-30 MHz: 1.1 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.45 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-2000 MHz: 1.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 4.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 0.6 µV
4-30 MHz: 0.3 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.3 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1W 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC - 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output 100 W ? 65 / 30 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/450Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.5V 15 % 11.7-15.8 V DC
Current RX ? Max 0.7 A 0.5 A
TX 20 A max. - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 2016 and 201x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 275 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.83 in)
180 × 70 × 203 mm
(7.09 × 2.76 × 7.99 in)
154 × 43 × 155 mm
(6.06 × 1.69 × 6.10 in)
Weight ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 8 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) 220 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RIT
Dial lock
Noise Blanker
Preamp
Dual Digital VFOs
Real-time band-scope
World clock
NB
VCS
Alpha tags
DSP (DSP-1)
Voice synthesizer (FVS-1A)
Voice recording (DVS-4) options
CAT interface
- 65W of Solid RF Power within a Compact Footprint
- Modulation Modes: C4FM Digital (V/D Mode, VFR Mode*, DFR Mode), FM Analog
- AMS (Automatic Mode Select) Function Automatically Recognizes the Signal as C4FM Digital or Conventional FM
- Loud and Crystal Clear Front Panel Speaker with 3W of Audio Output
- Digital GM (Group Monitor) Function
- Bright Multi-Colored LED Mode/Status Indicator Vibrantly Shows the Transceivers' Status
- Illuminated Microphone with Direct Frequency Entry
- 220 Memo
Accessories ? ? Not compatible with HRI-200 (Wires-X)
MPN ICOM-IC-000730 YAESU-VR-005000 YAESU-FTM-003200DR