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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± .0015%
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 143.5-148.5 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV for 12db SINAD (or 15 dB of quieting)
Selectivity ? ? 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? -50 dB or greater
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W at less than 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 143.5-148.5 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output Max 10 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W, FM: 50 W 10-15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains 12-16V DC
Current RX Max 800 mA ? 550-750 mA
TX Max 3.5 A ? 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx Between 1980 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
184 × 70 × 260 mm
(7.24 × 2.76 × 10.24 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CAT system ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000451E YAESU-FT-000980 HEATHKIT-VF-007401