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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 1/1 W AM: Max 40 W (input), SSB: Max 130 W (PEP input), CW: Max 90 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12V DC
Current RX 0.8-1.2 A 3 A @ 117 VAC 500mA
TX Max 8 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1974 and 1978 Between 1997 and 1998 in UK
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
370 × 150 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003220E YAESU-FL-000101 FAIRHAVEN-RD000500