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Bookshelf VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour. ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.1-29.9999 MHz 140-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 / 6 kHz
0.6 kHz optional
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 4 Ohms, requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 3 W, Low: 0.5 W ? High: 5 W, Low: ? mW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in sweep SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains ?V DC
Current RX 55-270 mA 50W ?
TX 350-750 mA - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan Between 1991 and 199x
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
?
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) batteries included 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 15 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Attenuator, NB, Mute Terminals, ANL, Line Out Jack, RIT, BFO, AGC, PBT, Speaker Output, MW Tune, Up-Down Tuning, Dial Lock, RF Gain, Int./Ext. VFO Switch. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000215E JRC-NRD-000515 YAESU-FT-000026