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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 40m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 300 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 kHz Continuous 10 / 1 MHz / 100 / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 7-7.3 MHz 530-1605 kHz / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 110-162 / 296-368 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM: 0.5 µV
FM/SSB: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 90 dB ? ?
Audio output 3 W, 8 ohm 1.1 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 7-7.3 MHz - -
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   - -
RF-output FM/SSB: 50 W, AM: 20 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 6 × C-cells, 9 V DC or mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 1.5 A ? ?
TX 10 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
291 × 171 × 111 mm
(11.46 × 6.73 × 4.37 in)
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Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) including batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SS-000797 SONY-ICF-006500W FAIR-MATE-AS-032320