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VHF Transceiver
HF Receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80 m 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.395-8.895 MHz
2nd: 3.395 MHz
?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? 0.4/5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 RCA (Tulip) BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 11.5-15V DC or mains 5.5-16 V DC
Current RX Max 0.6 A Max 750 mA ?
TX Max 2.7 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1977 and 1981 in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
324 × 171 × 304 mm
(12.76 × 6.73 × 11.97 in)
?
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 23 channels in 1 bank(s) None 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF, CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000072 HEATHKIT-HR-001680 HEATHKIT-HWS-000004XL