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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability 1500 Hz first 30 min, after that 400 Hz at room temperature ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5µV (10dB S/N) ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2W @ 3.2 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 144-146(148) MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output AM: 300 W, SSB: 570 W (PEP), CW: 570 W ? High: 25 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC SO-239
Impedance 25/100 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6V DC (4×AA batteries) or external adapter 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 200 mA
TX ? - 4.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 64.5 × 147 × 42.5 mm
(2.54 × 5.79 × 1.67 in)
130 × 35 × 125 mm
(5.12 × 1.38 × 4.92 in)
Weight ? 225 gr (7.9 oz) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 17 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-001000 20-311/A DRAGON-SY-000540