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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 136-174 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) 11V DC (battery pack) 6-15V DC
Current RX ? 30-250 mA Max 150 mA
TX - Max 2.6 A Max 1.35 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1996 Between 2007 and 200x Between 1986 and 19xx
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
56 × 110 × 35 mm
(2.20 × 4.33 × 1.38 in)
71 × 200 × 38 mm
(2.80 × 7.87 × 1.50 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) with BP-227 616 gr (1.4 lbs) with FNB-4A
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 107 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT CTCSS & DTCS. Alpha tags WX alert (US version only). CAT interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000071E ICOM-IC-V000085 YAESU-FT-000727R