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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile 6m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  70cm  2m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz 5 kHz 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
6 m
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 144MHz: 0.5µV
220MHz: 0.16µV
440MHz: 0.18µV
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1 µV (30 dB S/N)
0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ± 6 kHz (- 6 dB)
± 12 kHz (-60 dB)
5 / 10 / 100 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
6 m
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 35/15/10 W, Low: 3.5/2/1 W 2.5/0.3 W 1 / 15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5.5-13V DC 12V DC
Current RX 1.1 A 20-100 mA ?
TX 2.5-6.5 A 700 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x Between 198x and 198x Between 197x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 203 × 102 × 381 mm
(7.99 × 4.02 × 15.00 in)
65 × 153 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.34 in)
?
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PLL with thumbwheels. VOX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-UV-000003 YAESU-FT-000203R KDK-FM-000050-10SX-RII