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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity 144 MHz: 0.5µV
440 MHz: 0.18µV
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 6 / 3 / 1 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 7.2-9V DC (6×R6 / AA) Mains or 24V DC
Current RX 1.1 A 65 mA ?
TX 2.5-6.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 210 × 90 × 300 mm
(8.27 × 3.54 × 11.81 in)
64 × 149 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 5.87 × 1.77 in)
480 × 149 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.42 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-UV-000003E RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000063 JRC-NRD-000075