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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  70cm  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 144MHz: 0.5µV
220MHz: 0.16µV
440MHz: 0.18µV
? 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.1 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 65 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 35/15/10 W, Low: 3.5/2/1 W 3.5 W 5 / 85 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 1.1 A ? 1 A
TX 2.5-6.5 A ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x Between 1974 and 197x Between 2015 and 201x in China
Dimensions 203 × 102 × 381 mm
(7.99 × 4.02 × 15.00 in)
152 × 50 × 192 mm
(5.98 × 1.97 × 7.56 in)
164 × 44 × 184 mm
(6.46 × 1.73 × 7.24 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 1.42 kg (3.1 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / PL
DCS
2-tone
DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-UV-000003 HANDIC-000235 ALINCO-DR-B000185