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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

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

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W Max 150 W High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 6-15V DC
Current RX Max 1.7 A ? Max 150 mA
TX Max 6 A ? Max 1.35 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 199x and 199x Between 1986 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 402 × 141 × 400 mm
(15.83 × 5.55 × 15.75 in)
71 × 200 × 38 mm
(2.80 × 7.87 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 616 gr (1.4 lbs) with FNB-4A
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX. Built-in keyer and auto AT. DSP. Twin RX CAT interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000900E KENWOOD-TS-000950SDX YAESU-FT-000727R