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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 141-149.995 MHz 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD) FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 21.40 MHz
455 kHz
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Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output 2.5 W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 10-75 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 700-900 mA 1.1-1.3 A
TX 6 A max 1.6-5 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 124 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.88 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 700 gr (1.5 lbs) 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SY-000550 ICOM-IC-000290D ICOM-IC-000475H