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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 80-10 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 144 MHz: 0.5µV
440 MHz: 0.18µV
0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 3.5/1 W 100 W / 240 W (PEP input) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ?V DC Mains or 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.1 A ? 200 mA
TX 2.5-6.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x Between 19xx and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 210 × 90 × 300 mm
(8.27 × 3.54 × 11.81 in)
335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
216 × 95 × 248 mm
(8.50 × 3.74 × 9.76 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-UV-000003E SOMMERKAMP-FT-000250 ATLAS-RX-000110