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VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 49.4-54.0 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 49.4-54.0 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W ? 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? 800 mA max ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x in Philippines Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? 200 × 147 × 48 mm
(7.87 × 5.79 × 1.89 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight ? 935 gr (2.1 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 93 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha-tags
PC programmable
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000006 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-MR008100 HEATHKIT-HW-000100