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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  1.25m  70cm  4m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 15 / 5 kHz 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 60-905 MHz (SSB between 60-460 MHz) 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations FM   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM-N: 1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM-W: 1.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity ? N-FM: 15 kHz
W-FM: 180 kHz
N-AM: 2.4 kHz
W-AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 2.4 kHz
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Filters ? 2.4 / 6 / 15 / 180 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.754 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFW455E
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-15V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 0.7 A 550 mA max ?
TX Max 5.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
180 × 80 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
240 × 93 × 295 mm
(9.45 × 3.66 × 11.61 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CAT-interface
Clock-Timer
Headphone jack (and MPX, AF and RF Mute jacks)
Priority
Recorder Activation
Squelch
TV tuner front end
Tone control
Tuning Meter
Telescopic whip antenna included
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000255A YAESU-FRG-009600 YAESU-FT-000707