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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
6 m transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±0.05ppm (0°C to +50°C, after warm up) ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz 0.001 kHz Channelized, x-tal

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 52-54 MHz (6 m)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM  
Sensitivity 144MHz: 0.5µV
220MHz: 0.16µV
440MHz: 0.18µV
0.10 - 1.799 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): -
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 6,3µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.5µV

1.80 - 29.99 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): 0.5µV
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 2µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.16µV

50.0 - 54.0 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): 0.32µV
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 1µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.13µV

*) All values with pre-amp ON
0.35 µV (20 dB quieting)
Selectivity ? SSB, RTTY (BW: 2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-3dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/-60dB

CW (BW: 500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/-3dB
Less than 700 Hz/-60dB

AM (BW: 6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/-3dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/-60dB

FM (BW: 15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/-60dB
16 kHz @ -6 dB
32 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? 15, 6 and 3 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (for all modes)
2nd: 36 kHz (for all modes)
10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? More than 70 dB 60 dB
Audio output ? More than 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 52-54 MHz (6 m)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM  
RF-output High: 35/15/10 W, Low: 3.5/2/1 W 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains, 85-265 VAC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 1.1 A Max 210 VA 380 mA
TX 2.5-6.5 A Max 800 VA 4.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 203 × 102 × 381 mm
(7.99 × 4.02 × 15.00 in)
424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
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Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 7" color TFT
Built-in auto-ATU
Built-in RTTY/PSK31 decoder
Dual DSP
Spectrum scope DVR
2×USB
+40 dBm ultra high intercept point
50 CTCSS tone encoder and decoder
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-UV-000003 ICOM-IC-007700 REGENCY-HR-000006