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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 0.5-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   - AM   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 150 W High: 5/5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, 0.3 W (220 MHz, FM), 1 W (50 MHz, AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 13.8V DC 7.2V DC (internal), 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX Max 0.6 A ? 25-200 mA
TX Max 2.7 A ? 0.6-1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 2002 and 200x
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
? 60 × 90 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.54 × 1.10 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Waterproof/submersible. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000072 JRC-JST-000135 YAESU-VX-000007R