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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF 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 ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-200 / 300-500 / 800-1000 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
(RX 35-55 / 108-174 MHz with optional converter)
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Medium: 2/2 W, Low: 350/350 mW ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC (7.2V DC nominal) 11-16V DC or mains
Current RX 17-100 mA Max 2 A
TX Max 1.3 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 199x and 2005
Dimensions 55 × 157 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 6.18 × 1.22 in)
334 × 134 × 330 mm
(13.15 × 5.28 × 12.99 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) Batteries & antenna included 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 440 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF. CTCSS/PL. Twin RX RS232C interface
Accessories ? ?
MPN STANDARD-C-000528 DRAKE-R000008A