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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 320-479 / 830-950 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 2.2-3.5V DC (2R6/AA) Mains
Current RX Max 1.8 A 15-95 mA 35 W
TX Max 11.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 204 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 8.03 in)
59 × 85 × 26 mm
(2.32 × 3.35 × 1.02 in)
482 × 133 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 20.00 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 195 gr (6.9 oz) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 110 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002350H YAESU-VR-000120 WATKINS-JOHNSON-HF-001000