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HF Receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-0.5 MHz + 23 additional
500 KHz ranges between 0.5-30 MHz
118-174 / 230-252.9 / 255.1-261.9 / 266.1-270.9 / 275.1-379.9 / 382.1-411.9 /
415.1-550 / 834.1-859.9 / 889.1-914.9 / 960.1-999.99 MHz
144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   DV   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
1 µV (25 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 7.5 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels)
Modulations - FM   DV   FM  
RF-output ? High: 20 / 20 W, Medium: 10 / 10 W, Low: 2 / 2 W High: 45 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/- 15% 10-16V DC
Current RX Max 210 mA @ 12 VDC (with dial lamps turned off) ? 300 mA
TX - Max 7.5 A Max 8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2007 and 200x Between 197x and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 274 × 140 × 324 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 12.76 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 320 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SPR-000004 KENWOOD-TMW-000706 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM-(US-VERSION)