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2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz - 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? From 14 MHz up: low
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion, all tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 160-10 m -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10 / 50 W AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50Ω 50/600Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? - ?
TX 10 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1956 and 1962 in USA Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 282 × 74 × 209 mm
(11.10 × 2.91 × 8.23 in)
530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
?
Weight 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS option XTAL and VFO ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SY-000495V E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT GONSET-GR-000212