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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz General coverage (~0.5-30 MHz) 76-200 / 300-540 / 590-999 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 10 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 0.5-10 W 100 W 5 / 2.8 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 4-16V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 200 mA
TX ? ? Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
? 57 × 99 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 3.90 × 1.18 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) ? 355 gr (12.5 oz)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 14 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Diode matrix programmable ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000021A ICOM-IC-000741 YAESU-FT-000050R