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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz
(RX 35-55 / 108-174 MHz with optional converter)
136-174 / 400-479 MHz 8-600 / 805-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 13.8V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external
Current RX Max 2 A 1 A 80-100 mA
TX - Max 10.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 2005 Between 199x and 199x Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 334 × 134 × 330 mm
(13.15 × 5.28 × 12.99 in)
140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 960 gr (2.1 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232C interface ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000008B ICOM-IC-000481H FAIR-MATE-HP-000100E