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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 80 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 0.6 A
TX Max 15 A ? Max 11.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions ? ? 140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000005 KDK-FM-000740 YAESU-FT-005200