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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.5-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? VFO or 6 × XTAL channels ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output ? ? 1.5-3 / 1-2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.7V DC 3.2-7V DC
Current RX ? Max 140 mA 20-150 mA
TX ? - 1.2-1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions ? 120 × 40 × 190 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 7.48 in)
47 × 81 × 23 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.91 in)
Weight ? 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 182 gr (6.4 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 5000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS, DCS, DTMF & ARTS.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000750A MINIX-MR-000002S YAESU-VX-000002R