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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  70cm  2m  70cm  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 5 kHz 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity 144MHz: 0.5µV
220MHz: 0.16µV
440MHz: 0.18µV
FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 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 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
160-6 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output High: 35/15/10 W, Low: 3.5/2/1 W FM: 45/45 W, SSB/CW: 35/30 W 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX 1.1 A 2-2.5 A 1.7 A
TX 2.5-6.5 A Max 16 A 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 203 × 102 × 381 mm
(7.99 × 4.02 × 15.00 in)
425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) without PS-35 (with PS-35: 2.3kg) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? 396 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX
Optional rack handles
SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
2 × USB 2.0
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-UV-000003 ICOM-IC-000970H FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006400M