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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 10-80 m (160 m option) 20m (50 kHz per XTAL)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity (136.000~174.000 MHz) 12dB SINAD - 16 dBµV ? ?
Selectivity > 6 kHz @ -6 dB
> 15 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m (160 m option) 20m (50 kHz per XTAL)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 10 W 0.1-100 W 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 10-15V DC 9.5V DC
Current RX 0.8 A ? 68 mA
TX 10 A max ? Max 600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 20xx and 20xx Between 199x and 200x Between 1987 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 154 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.06 in)
? 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ? 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in keyer. Full QSK. DSP option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SY-000130E ELECRAFT-K000002/100 MIZUHO-MX-000014S