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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Mobile VHF Transceiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range ? 144-146 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)
VHF Low: 0.2 µV
VHF Aircraft (AM): 0.4 µV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF Low 300-406: 0.8 µV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240 -1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 144-146 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   RTTY   FM   -
RF-output 2000W PEP SSB, 1000W CW 1 / 10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains through external L-4PS power supply 13.8V DC DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX ? ? 170 mA typical
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between and Between 197x and 19xx Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 160 × 65 × 215 mm
(6.30 × 2.56 × 8.46 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight ? ? 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? • Functional keypad and backlit LCD display
• USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card
• Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip,
County)
• Detects and masks encrypted voice audio
• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data
• Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and
Database Library
• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier
• DMR/MotoTRBO™ Tier II
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Function
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-L-000004B FDK-MULTI-QUARTZ-000016 WHISTLER-TRX-000001