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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ± 10 ppm. 0° to 50° C. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 / 87-108 / 118-137 MHz 136-174 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   W-FM   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB (10 dB S/N): < 0.5µV 0.5-30 MHz
AM (10 dB S/N): < 2.0µV 0.5-30 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 87-108 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 118-137 MHz
? ?
Selectivity AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6dB
AM: 4.0 kHz @ -6dB
LSB/USB: 2.3 kHz @ -6dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB .5-30 MHz> 50 dB 87-108 MHz> 60 dB 118-137 MHz ? ?
Audio output 2 Watts, 4 Ohms. < 5% distortion ? 180 mW, 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 5.5 W, Low: 0.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC BNC
Impedance 50 / 300 / 500Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7-10V DC external or 6×LR20 internal 7.2-9V DC 4.8 / 13.8V DC
Current RX 1 A max ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 2000 in Ohio, U.S.A. Between 2001 and 200x Between 1994 and 199x
Dimensions 292 × 133 × 330 mm
(11.50 × 5.24 × 12.99 in)
54 × 132 × 35 mm
(2.13 × 5.20 × 1.38 in)
64 × 310 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 12.20 × 1.77 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 350 gr (12.4 oz) 357 gr (12.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 70 channels in 1 bank(s) 107 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS & DCS (DTMF and voice-scrambler option) TURBOSEARCH Mode (300 steps per sec.)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000008 ICOM-IC-T000003H UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000120XLT