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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Precision RF Meter

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  70cm  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? N/A

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 66-88 or 146-174 or 403-433 or 440-470 MHz depending on version 1.6-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity 144MHz: 0.5µV
220MHz: 0.16µV
440MHz: 0.18µV
? N/A
Selectivity ? ? N/A
Filters ? ? N/A
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 66-88 or 146-174 or 403-433 or 440-470 MHz depending on version 1.6-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   All mode  
RF-output High: 35/15/10 W, Low: 3.5/2/1 W 0.1/5 W N/A

Connections

Antenna SO-239 NMO N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX 1.1 A ? ?
TX 2.5-6.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 203 × 102 × 381 mm
(7.99 × 4.02 × 15.00 in)
75 × 178 × 30 mm
(2.95 × 7.01 × 1.18 in)
140 × 60 × 120 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 4.72 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 654 gr (1.4 lbs) incl medium battery 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-UV-000003 MOTOROLA-MX003000 HEATHKIT-HM-001002