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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period after warm up
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz (Cellular blocked) 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   N-FM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 3.7 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? 50 dB
Audio output ? 3.5 W, external speaker required External speaker/headphones required

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA) - 10-80 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W ? SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input), AM: 125 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/120Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 110/220V AC Mains
Current RX 1.2-1.8 A ? ?
TX Max 13 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 1967 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
500 × 257 × 318 mm
(19.69 × 10.12 × 12.52 in)
400 × 159 × 349 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.74 in)
Weight 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller ? 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 522 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF. CTCSS. WX alert (US only). D-Star DV/GPS option (UT-123). Diversity reception. Twin RX. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002820H NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000173T YAESU-FTDX-000400