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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
UHF Transceiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 / 50 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 420-470 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
440-450 MHz (USA)
25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)
VHF Low: 0.2 µV
VHF Aircraft (AM): 0.4 µV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF Low 300-406: 0.8 µV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240 -1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
440-450 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output 1 / 10 / 25 W High: 1 W, Low: 200 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 10.8V DC DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX Max 1.2 A 20-150 mA 170 mA typical
TX Max 8 A Max 500 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 280 × 120 × 343 mm
(11.02 × 4.72 × 13.50 in)
61 × 168 × 49 mm
(2.40 × 6.61 × 1.93 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 720 gr (1.6 lbs) with battery and antenna 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready
RS-232
? • Functional keypad and backlit LCD display
• USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card
• Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip,
County)
• Detects and masks encrypted voice audio
• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data
• Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and
Database Library
• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier
• DMR/MotoTRBO™ Tier II
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Function
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR000270 YAESU-FT-000708R WHISTLER-TRX-000001