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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 6 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 144 MHz: 0.5µV
440 MHz: 0.18µV
? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 6 m (50 kHz per XTAL) -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 3.5/1 W 1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 9.5 V DC Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX 1.1 A 68 mA ?
TX 2.5-6.5 A Max 600 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 210 × 90 × 300 mm
(8.27 × 3.54 × 11.81 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
?
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Tunable BFO for SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-UV-000003E MIZUHO-MX-000006S LAFAYETTE-HA-000800B