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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 420-470 MHz 1.8-30 MHz 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 144MHz: 0.5µV
220MHz: 0.16µV
440MHz: 0.18µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 160-10 m 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 1 / 10 / 25 W 80 W High: 35/15/10 W, Low: 3.5/2/1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 1.2 A ? 1.1 A
TX Max 8 A Max 15 A 2.5-6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1978 and 198x
Dimensions 280 × 120 × 343 mm
(11.02 × 4.72 × 13.50 in)
? 203 × 102 × 381 mm
(7.99 × 4.02 × 15.00 in)
Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 400 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-000005 DRAKE-UV-000003