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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1-10 W Max 75 W (input) 100 W / 240 W (PEP input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains Mains
Current RX 0.9 A N/A ?
TX Max 3.3 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1978 in Japan Between 197x and 197x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 240 × 110 × 260 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.24 in)
? 335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000211E YAESU-FL-000050B YAESU-FT-000200