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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 160-10 m + WWV 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? Passband tuning from 300 to 2400 Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM: 80 W 55 W max

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep - -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.5 V DC (3LR20) 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1983 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 325 × 173 × 56 mm
(12.80 × 6.81 × 2.20 in)
342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
?
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) None 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ARTS
DTMF
CTCSS
DCS
WIRES II internet
CW trainer
NOAA WX-alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-002001 YAESU-FT-000901DM YAESU-FT-001900R