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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to 140°F)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 2m 108-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-520 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 2m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM 5-50 W) High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W 50 / 25 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-240 V AC) 6.3-16V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.5 A
TX ? ? 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 2022 and 202x
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
60 × 174 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 6.85 × 1.30 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 550 gr (1.2 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775 AZDEN-AZ-000021 YAESU-FTM-006000E