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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to 140°F)
Tuning steps 5 kHz Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 108-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 144 MHz: 0.5µV
440 MHz: 0.18µV
? AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-520 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 3.5/1 W 4 W 50 / 25 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 1.1 A ? 0.5 A
TX 2.5-6.5 A ? 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2022 and 202x
Dimensions 210 × 90 × 300 mm
(8.27 × 3.54 × 11.81 in)
125 × 45 × 150 mm
(4.92 × 1.77 × 5.91 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-UV-000003E PRESIDENT-HARRY-III YAESU-FTM-006000R