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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   FM   N-FM   AFSK   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
FM/NFM: ≥ -15 dBμ (at 12 dB SINAD)
DV: ≥ -11 dBμ (at BER 1%)
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 430-450 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   AFSK   DV   GMSK  
RF-output ? 10/7 W 0.1 - 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11.7-15.8V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC battery or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? 0.5 A 200-450 mA
TX - 8.5 A 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2007 and 200x Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 1302 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IP1X waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000002 STANDARD-FTM-000010S ICOM-ID-000031A-PLUS