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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  23cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 1258-1300 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   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
IF-freqs. ? ? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 1258-1300 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 3.5/1 W High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W 100 W / 240 W (PEP input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 7.2-13.8V DC ?V DC
Current RX 1.1 A ? ?
TX 2.5-6.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x Between 19xx and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 197x
Dimensions 210 × 90 × 300 mm
(8.27 × 3.54 × 11.81 in)
58 × 157 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 6.18 × 1.14 in)
335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 14 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-UV-000003E KENWOOD-TH-000055E SOMMERKAMP-FT-000250