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Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 / 15 kHz SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-60 dB) (-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? > 60 dB better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz)
Audio output ? Internal speaker 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W 2 / 45 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC 13.8 V DC 13.5 V DC ±10%
Current RX Max 140 mA 600-750 mA ?
TX Max 1.2 A 2.7-9.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
140 × 50 × 222 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.74 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 495 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002E ICOM-IC-000025H YAESU-FT-000080C