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VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
8 Band - 20 W SSB/CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 110-180 / 300-520 / 800-999 MHz 2-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? Main: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Sub: 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.3 µV
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Large built-in speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
3.5-4 / 5.3305-5.4035 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21.0-21.45 / 24.89-24.99
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 10 W High: 70 W, Mid1: 50 W, Mid2: 25 W, Low: 10 W SSB: 0.3-20 W, CW: 0.3-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 12-12.6 V DC
Current RX ? 0.5-0.8 A 320 mA max
TX ? Max 15 A 2.7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 201x and 201x in Canada
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
180 × 58 × 200 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
Weight ? 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Kit

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 81 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DCS & ARTS
9K6 packet ready
Twin RX
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000020 YAESU-FT-003000M YOUKITS-TJ000005A