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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 6 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 46.2-61.1 MHz 30-1300 MHz 0.5-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
30–117.995 MHz 0.32 µV
118–174.995 MHz 0.16 µV
175–246.995 MHz 0.22µV
247–329.995 MHz 0.4 µV
330–379.995 MHz 0.32 µV
380–469.995 MHz 0.18µV
470–749.995 MHz 1.0 µV
750–999.995 MHz 0.32 µV
1000–1199.995 MHz 0.79 µV
1200–1300 MHz 0.5 µV
W-FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
76–108.0 MHz 1.0 µV
175–221.995 MHz 1.0 µV
470–770 MHz 5.6 µV
AM (at 10 dB S/N)
118–136.0 MHz 0.56 µV
222–246.995 MHz 0.79 µV
247–329.995 MHz 1.4 µV
?
Selectivity ? FM, AM
More than 15 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st 266.7 MHz
2nd 19.65 MHz
3rd 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB (amateur bands only) ?
Audio output ? 100 mW at 15% distortion with an 8 Ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 10-100 / 1-10 W (AM 10-40/1-4 W) 350/300 mW 1.5-3 / 1-2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3V DC / 2 × AA (L6) 3.2-7V DC
Current RX ? 38-170 mA 20-150 mA
TX Max 20 A Max 440 mA 1.2-1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1998 and 2001 Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
47 × 81 × 23 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.91 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna 182 gr (6.4 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 5000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS, DCS, DTMF & ARTS.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000729 ICOM-IC-Q000007E YAESU-VX-000002R