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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 108-520 / 700-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 8 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 1.5 A ?
TX Max 20 A Max 8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 2003 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 1054 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF, CTCSS & DCS 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000728 YAESU-FT-008800R