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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile 23cm Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.5 p.p.m. (between 0°C and 50°C)
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 20 kHz (Japan version)
12.5 / 25 kHz (US/EU version)

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 uV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 58.3 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W at 5% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW High: 10 W, Low: 1 W (version B), 5 W (version B)

Connections

Antenna - - N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 30-170 mA 500-660 mA
TX - Max 1.6 A 2.5-5.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
160 × 50 × 175 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
Weight ? 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-171 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS, DTMF. Twin RX 1750 Hz tone burst (version B only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000002 ICOM-IC-W000031A YAESU-FT-002311R