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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver
Dual band VHF/UHF Mobile Radio

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz 108-136 / 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-490 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   DMR   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM / SSB: < 0,25 µV Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.35 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
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Selectivity (-6/-60 dB)
SSB: 2,4/4,2 kHz
AM: 8/28 kHz
optional CW: 0,25/0,6 0,5/1 1,5/3,0 kHz
TIA603: 60 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 70 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C: 45 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 70 dB @ 25 kHz
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Filters ? ? 2.5 / 5 kHz
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 500 mW @ 3% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz 136-174 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations - FM   DMR   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? VHF: 1/5 W, UHF: 1/4 W VHF: 5/10/20/50 W, UHF: 5/10/25/40 W

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.2 V DC (1300 or 2200 mAh Li-Ion) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 2012 and 201x Between 2013 and 20xx
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
131.5 × 63.5 × 36.2 mm
(5.18 × 2.50 × 1.43 in)
140 × 42 × 211 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 8.31 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-V117 battery 1.16 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 750 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features RF-Gain
AGC 3x
PBT in SSB mode
Notch
Noise Blanker (optional)
IP 57 7 characters alpha-numeric display
Single or Dual Receive/Display Modes
User selectable multi-colored LCD display
Dual receive with separate volume control
Multiple scan modes including priority scan
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004C VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-000300 POWERWERX-DB-000750X