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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm. -10 to 50 C. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.1 / 1 / 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 100 Hz - 30 MHz
(RX 35-55 / 108-174 MHz with optional converter)
144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
RX: 118-174 MHz
144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity All modes except FM
@ -6dB @ -60dB
6.0 kHz < 12.0 kHz
4.0 kHz < 8.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.5 kHz
1.8 kHz < 3.6 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz

FM mode only
12.0 kHz < 25.0 kHz
15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 50 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB .1-1.5 MHz > 80 dB 1.5-30 MHz >60 dB ?
Audio output 2.5 Watts, 4 ohms, < 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
RX: 118-174 MHz
144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 2 A 0.8-1 A Max 0.8 A
TX - Max 10.5 A Max 3.1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x Between 1995 and 1998 in Japan Between 1979 and 19xx
Dimensions 334 × 134 × 330 mm
(13.15 × 5.28 × 12.99 in)
? 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 60 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232C interface
Clock/timer
CTCSS encoder (CTCSS decoder option) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000008 ICOM-IC-002000H ICOM-IC-000260E