Drake ML-1 Marker Luxury

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Ham Radio, Nov 1970

Image: Ham Radio, Nov 1970

Name/Title

Drake ML-1 "Marker Luxury"

Description

10 Watt 12 Channel 2 Meter FM Transceiver

Category

Transceiver, VHF FM

Made/Created

Manufacturer

R. L. Drake Company

Date made

1970 - 1971

Dimensions

Height

2-3/4 in

Width

7-7/8 in

Depth

10-1/4 in

Weight

8-1/4 lb

Valuations

Value

$329.95

General Notes

Note

QST, Nov 1970, p. 133. QST, Jan 1971, p. 162. Made for Drake in Japan. Specifications – Frequency Coverage: 144-148 MHz – Number of Channels: 12 Channels, 2 supplied – Channel 1: Receive 146.94 MHz / Transmit 146.34 MHz – Channel 2: Simplex 146.94 MHz – Modulation: FM – Transmitter Control: Push-to-Talk – RF Output Power: 10 Watts – Frequency Deviation: 15 kHz maximum – Frequency Stability: +–001% or better – Spurious Radiation: Greater than -80 dB below Carrier – Frequency Multiplication: 12 – Receiver Circuit: Crystal-controlled Double Conversion Superheterodyne – Intermediate Frequencies: 1st 10.7 MHz, 2nd 455 kHz – Input Impedance: 50 to 75 Ohms – Sensitivity: 0.5 uV or less for 20 dB S+N/N ratio 1 uV or less (30 dB S+N/N ratio at 10 kHz deviation with 1 kHz modulation) – Intermodulation: Greater than 80 dB – Spurious Sensitivity: At 40 kHz separation – Audio Output: Greater than -80 dB 0.5 Watt with 10% or less distortion Power Requirements: AC: 117 Volts Factory Wired, 220/240 Volts 50-60 Hz, receive 6 watts, transmit 50 watts DC: 13.5 Volts ±10%, receive 0.5 amps, transmit 4 amps