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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Overall drift after warm-up: less than 100 Hz ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 420-470 MHz 80-10 m (no WARC) 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? <0,5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 80-10 m (no WARC) 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output 1 / 10 / 25 W SSB: 300 W PEP, AM: 260 W PEP (both input) 1 / 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 1.2 A ? ?
TX Max 8 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 280 × 120 × 343 mm
(11.02 × 4.72 × 13.50 in)
? 160 × 65 × 215 mm
(6.30 × 2.56 × 8.46 in)
Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready
RS-232
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR000270 DRAKE-TR-000004C FDK-MULTI-QUARTZ-000016