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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-450 MHz 1.5-30 MHz 0.5-999 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.3 kHz (SSB) ?
Receiver system ? ? AM/FM: Double-conversion, W-FM: Triple-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 61.65 MHz (AM/FM A-band), 59.25 MHz (WFM A-band), 46.35 MHz (AM/FM B-band)
2nd: 450 KHz (AM/FM), 13.35 MHz (WFM)
3rd: 1.95 MHz (WFM)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-450 MHz 160-10 m 144-148 / 420-440 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? 120 W High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? Max 25 A 0.8-2.1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions ? 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AR-000446 DRAKE-TR-000007 ICOM-IC-000091AD