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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C) ?
Tuning steps ? SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? (-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
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Filters ? 500 Hz CW ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM) ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
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Image rejection ? better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1-10 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input), AM: 120 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/100 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC Mains
Current RX 0.9 A ? ?
TX Max 3.3 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1978 in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 110 × 260 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.24 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000211E YAESU-FT-000747GX YAESU-FTDX-000401B