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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. (0°C to 60°C)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 141-149.995 MHz 10-80 m 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB  
Sensitivity 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end
IF-freqs. 21.40 MHz
455 kHz
? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ.
Audio output 2.5 W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD ? 600 ohm line audio

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - USB

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 6 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1974 and 19xx in East Germany Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 124 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.88 in)
? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight 700 gr (1.5 lbs) 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SY-000550 RFT-000215 WINRADIO-WR-G000315E