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Bookshelf VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous (100 Hz display resolution) ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-52 MHz 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ?
Selectivity ? AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-52 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 3 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50/500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 198x Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
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Weight ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO ? CAT & AQS system
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000502 YAESU-FRG-008800 YAESU-FT-003700