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Desktop UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) 0.1-30 MHz
(RX 35-55 / 108-174 MHz with optional converter)
430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. ? ?
Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60dB ? ?
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? Max 10 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) 11-16V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 40W Max 2 A Max 800 mA
TX - - Max 3.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 199x and 2005 Between 1980 and 19xx
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
334 × 134 × 330 mm
(13.15 × 5.28 × 12.99 in)
241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS232C interface ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-B DRAKE-R000008B ICOM-IC-000451E