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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 14-14.3 MHz 136-174 MHz 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? 75 dB ?
Audio output ? More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - FM   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W 5-100 W/5-100 W (AM: Max 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5-15V DC 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 0.3-1 A ?
TX - 15 A max Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in West Germany Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions ? 150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
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Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). IF-DSP. Built-in auto-ATU and keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-RX000014 ICOM-IC-V008000 YAESU-FT-000950