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Handheld VHF Transceiver
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Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (20 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 1.5 W or more ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna 3.5mm jack - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.6 V DC (8 Ni-Cd cells) 24V DC or mains ?
Current RX 17 mA ? ?
TX 400 mA - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 60 × 165 × 40 mm
(2.36 × 6.50 × 1.57 in)
482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
135 × 35 × 170 mm
(5.31 × 1.38 × 6.69 in)
Weight ? 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? FM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000240 DRAKE-RR-000002 DANITA-001240