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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz (Cellular blocked) 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? AM: 1 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
FM: 0.4 µV (20 dB quieting)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
CW: 0.18 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
Selectivity FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
? AM/SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 8.2 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? >70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA) 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W 100 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 12-14V DC Mains
Current RX 1.2-1.8 A ? ?
TX Max 13 A Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1980 and 198x Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
247 × 95 × 301 mm
(9.72 × 3.74 × 11.85 in)
368 × 129 × 310 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 12.20 in)
Weight 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 522 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF. CTCSS. WX alert (US only). D-Star DV/GPS option (UT-123). Diversity reception. Twin RX. ? Tube hybrid
VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002820H SWAN-(CUBIC)-000100-MX YAESU-FT-000102