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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±75 Hz from switch-on (0°-50°C) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz - 50 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system AM/FM: Double-conversion, W-FM: Triple-conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 61.65 MHz (AM/FM A-band), 59.25 MHz (WFM A-band), 46.35 MHz (AM/FM B-band)
2nd: 450 KHz (AM/FM), 13.35 MHz (WFM)
3rd: 1.95 MHz (WFM)
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 420-440 MHz (USA) 4.9-5.6 MHz 1.8 - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW 150 mV rms 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 13.5V DC (supplied by FT-707) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 0.5 A max ?
TX 0.8-2.1 A ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 201x
Dimensions 58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
238 × 27 × 235 mm
(9.37 × 1.06 × 9.25 in)
?
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000091AD YAESU-FV-000707DM YAESU-SYSTEM-000600