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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 450-470 (485) MHz 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

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 3.5mm jack SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 0.7 A ? ?
TX Max 5.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
? 240 × 93 × 295 mm
(9.45 × 3.66 × 11.61 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000255A 20-169 YAESU-FT-000707