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VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. (below 1025 MHz) Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps ? 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 100 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 49.4-54.0 MHz 25-800 / 900-2000 MHz 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N)
Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? AM/FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM/AM-W: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? AM/FM/SSB: Triple-conversion, W-FM: Double-conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 25-512 MHz
1st: 778.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz (AM/FM/SSB)
512-1025 MHz
1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz (AM/FM/SSB)
(Crystal converter system above 1025 MHz)
5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.0 Watts 4 - 8 Ohms 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 49.4-54.0 MHz - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - N-type -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC or mains Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX ? 1.5-1.9 A 90 VA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1991 and 1998 in Japan Between 1953 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 900 channels in 9 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? TV option, CI-V ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000006 ICOM-IC-R007100 EDDYSTONE-000770R