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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver
Dual HF Power Meter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 20 MHz - 1 GHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity 144 MHz: 0.5µV
440 MHz: 0.18µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   - All mode  
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 3.5/1 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x Between 198x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1979 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions 210 × 90 × 300 mm
(8.27 × 3.54 × 11.81 in)
483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
191 × 108 × 165 mm
(7.52 × 4.25 × 6.50 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-UV-000003E RACAL-RA-001795 HEATHKIT-HM-002140