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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ±10 ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity More than 12 kHz at -6 dB
Less than 28 kHz at -60 dB
AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK
600 Hz (-6 dB)
1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.65 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 9 MHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ≥ 60 dB (15-160 m), ≥ 50 dB (10 m)
Audio output 2.4 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load 3 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 55 W, Low: 5 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.5V DC
Current RX 0.8-1 A Max 1.1 A
TX 12 A max Max 21 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 113 channels in 1 bank(s) 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Optional XTAL controlled memories
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002100H YAESU-FT-000301D