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

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz N/A

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
1.6-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity 144MHz: 0.5µV
220MHz: 0.16µV
440MHz: 0.18µV
FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
N/A
Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
N/A
Filters ? ? N/A
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
1.6-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output High: 35/15/10 W, Low: 3.5/2/1 W FM: 45/45 W, SSB/CW: 35/30 W N/A

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX 1.1 A 2-2.5 A ?
TX 2.5-6.5 A Max 16 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 203 × 102 × 381 mm
(7.99 × 4.02 × 15.00 in)
425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
140 × 60 × 120 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 4.72 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) without PS-35 (with PS-35: 2.3kg) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 396 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX
Optional rack handles
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-UV-000003 ICOM-IC-000970H HEATHKIT-HM-001002