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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  70cm  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps 5 kHz 0.01 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 14 kHz - 30 MHz 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   FAX   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity 144MHz: 0.5µV
220MHz: 0.16µV
440MHz: 0.18µV
AM, SSB < 0,5 uV Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? 150 Hz, 400 Hz, 750Hz, 1,75 kHz, 3,1 kHz, 6 kHz, +/- 0,25 - 6 kHz (SSB, -6 dB) AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.2 MHz
2nd: 200 kHz
5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 35/15/10 W, Low: 3.5/2/1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 75Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX 1.1 A ? 90 VA
TX 2.5-6.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x Between 1986 and 19xx in East Germany Between 1953 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 203 × 102 × 381 mm
(7.99 × 4.02 × 15.00 in)
540 × 198 × 395 mm
(21.26 × 7.80 × 15.55 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ? 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-UV-000003 RFT-EKD-000500 EDDYSTONE-000770R