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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A Max 0.6 A
TX 20 A max Max 11.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000735 YAESU-FT-005200