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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM)
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)

Receiver

RX-range 136-180 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
Selectivity ? CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double/triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
Image rejection ? 60-70 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 7 W, Low: ? W SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC ±10%
Current RX ? 1.2 A
TX ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1993 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
Weight ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002GXE YAESU-FT-000840