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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 76-200 / 300-540 / 590-999 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 10-100W (200W input), AM: 10-40W 5 / 2.8 / 1 / 0.1 W High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4-16V DC 6-15V DC
Current RX ? Max 200 mA Max 150 mA
TX 20 A max Max 1.6 A Max 1.35 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1986 and 19xx
Dimensions 306 × 115 × 349 mm
(12.05 × 4.53 × 13.74 in)
57 × 99 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 3.90 × 1.18 in)
71 × 200 × 38 mm
(2.80 × 7.87 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? 355 gr (12.5 oz) 616 gr (1.4 lbs) with FNB-4A
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CAT interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000751 YAESU-FT-000050R YAESU-FT-000727R