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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 76-200 / 300-540 / 590-999 MHz 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 108-180 / 320-480 / 700-958 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 10-100W (200W input), AM: 10-40W 5 / 2.8 / 1 / 0.1 W High: 50/50/50/35 W, Mid1: 20/20/20/20 W, Mid2: 10/10/10/10 W, Low: 5/5/5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4-16V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? Max 200 mA ?
TX 20 A max Max 1.6 A Max 8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x
Dimensions 306 × 115 × 349 mm
(12.05 × 4.53 × 13.74 in)
57 × 99 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 3.90 × 1.18 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight ? 355 gr (12.5 oz) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ARTS, CTCSS and DCS. WIRES-compatible (internet connection). 1200/9600 bps packet jack. Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000751 YAESU-FT-000050R YAESU-FT-008900R