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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output 1 W High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep BNC BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16V DC 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX 45 mA ? 1.7 A
TX 650 mA ? 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 1990 and 199x Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 135 × 58 × 181 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.13 in)
? 350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included ? ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
2 × USB 2.0
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000022 KENWOOD-TH-000027E FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006400M