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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.005 %
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 108-174 MHz 136-174 MHz 26.965 - 27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? <0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.8 μV for 10 dB; (S + N) /N typical (limit 1.6 μV)
Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
6 dB @ 7kHz, 70 dB @ 10kHz typical
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double Conversion Superheterodyne, PLL
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.692 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? >70 dB 65 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz 26.965 - 27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   AM  
RF-output 5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low: 5 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC nom. (+ or - ground)
Current RX 2.2-3 A 300-700 mA 800 mA
TX Max 23 A 4-10 A 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 2006 and 2009 Between 2012 and 201x
Dimensions 287 × 120 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.72 × 12.44 in)
140 × 40 × 146 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.75 in)
152 × 58 × 327 mm
(5.98 × 2.28 × 12.87 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 221 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features 32 bit DSP, CI-V Auto-ATU: 17-150 ohms (HF), 20-125 ohms (6 m) Alpha-tags. ARTS, DTMF, CTCSS, DCS WIRES II. CW trainer. Password protection. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000746-PRO YAESU-FT-001802M/E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-PRO000505XL