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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 136-174 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 35 W, Low: 5 W High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W, FM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11V DC (battery pack) Mains
Current RX ? 30-250 mA ?
TX Max 9.5 A Max 2.6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
56 × 110 × 35 mm
(2.20 × 4.33 × 1.38 in)
370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
Weight ? 310 gr (10.9 oz) with BP-227 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 107 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS & DTCS. Alpha tags WX alert (US version only). CAT system
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000448E ICOM-IC-V000085 YAESU-FT-000980