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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia) 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia) 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W ? SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W, FM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% ?V DC Mains
Current RX 1.2-1.8 A ? ?
TX Max 13 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
? 370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
Weight 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller ? 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 522 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 DTMF. CTCSS. DV/GPS option (UT-123) Diversity reception. Twin RX. ? CAT system
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E002820 YAESU-FT-000709R YAESU-FT-000980