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VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 1 W, Medium: 500 mW, Low: 100 mW 1 W SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4 R03) ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 4 A
TX ? ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x Between 1978 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 69 × 140 × 26 mm
(2.72 × 5.51 × 1.02 in)
69 × 171 × 49 mm
(2.72 × 6.73 × 1.93 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 260 gr (9.2 oz) including batteries and antenna 400 gr (14.1 oz) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BELCOM-LS-000020XE YAESU-FT-000202R ICOM-IC-000732