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VHF Transceiver
Mobile Dual-Band Scanner
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  None  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 2.5 p.p.m. (10 °C to +60 °C)
Tuning steps ? Fixed channels 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 49.4-54.0 MHz 30-50 / 148-174 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 1.0 µV for 20 dB quieting FM (at 12dB SINAD)
118.000–136.995MHz 0.16μV
137.000–173.995MHz 0.16μV
230.000–259.995MHz 0.56μV
260.000–299.995MHz 0.32μV
300.000–349.995MHz 0.22μV
350.000–399.995MHz 0.22μV
400.000–499.995MHz 0.16μV
500.000–549.995MHz 0.16μV
810.000–879.990MHz 0.45μV
880.000–999.990MHz 0.45μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
118.000–136.995MHz 0.5μV
137.000–173.995MHz 0.5μV
230.000–259.995MHz 1.8μV
260.000–299.995MHz 1.0μV
300.000–349.995MHz 0.79μV
350.000–399.995MHz 0.63μV
400.000–499.995MHz 0.56μV
500.000–549.995MHz 0.56μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) Less than 0.35μV
UHF (Ham band) Less than 0.35μV
Selectivity ? 9 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -40 dB Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters ? 4-element crystal filter ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne / XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? > 35 dB @ 153 MHz / > 55 dB @ 40 MHz 60 dB
Audio output ? 2 W More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 49.4-54.0 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 100 W ? 50 / 15 / 5 W (approx.)

Connections

Antenna - KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 V DC or 120 V AC mains 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 16 W 1.2 A max
TX ? - 12.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1973 and 197x in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 190 × 76 × 228 mm
(7.48 × 2.99 × 8.98 in)
150 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
Weight ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without microphone, cable and bracket
Form factor Unknown Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags
GPS connectivity
Detachable front panel
USB programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000006 20-166 ICOM-ID-E000880