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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 6 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 30-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 144MHz: 0.5µV
220MHz: 0.16µV
440MHz: 0.18µV
FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
30–117.995 MHz 0.32 µV
118–174.995 MHz 0.16 µV
175–246.995 MHz 0.22µV
247–329.995 MHz 0.4 µV
330–379.995 MHz 0.32 µV
380–469.995 MHz 0.18µV
470–749.995 MHz 1.0 µV
750–999.995 MHz 0.32 µV
1000–1199.995 MHz 0.79 µV
1200–1300 MHz 0.5 µV
W-FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
76–108.0 MHz 1.0 µV
175–221.995 MHz 1.0 µV
470–770 MHz 5.6 µV
AM (at 10 dB S/N)
118–136.0 MHz 0.56 µV
222–246.995 MHz 0.79 µV
247–329.995 MHz 1.4 µV
Selectivity ? FM, AM
More than 15 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st 266.7 MHz
2nd 19.65 MHz
3rd 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB (amateur bands only)
Audio output ? 100 mW at 15% distortion with an 8 Ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM  
RF-output High: 35/15/10 W, Low: 3.5/2/1 W 350/300 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3V DC / 2 × AA (L6)
Current RX 1.1 A 38-170 mA
TX 2.5-6.5 A Max 440 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x Between 1998 and 2001
Dimensions 203 × 102 × 381 mm
(7.99 × 4.02 × 15.00 in)
58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-UV-000003 ICOM-IC-Q000007E