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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 40m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 300 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 7-7.3 MHz 530-1605 kHz / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM: 0.5 µV
FM/SSB: 0.25 µV
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 90 dB ? ?
Audio output 3 W, 8 ohm 1.1 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 7-7.3 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   - FM  
RF-output FM/SSB: 50 W, AM: 20 W ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 6 × C-cells, 9 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.5 A ? ?
TX 10 A max - Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
291 × 171 × 111 mm
(11.46 × 6.73 × 4.37 in)
140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) including batteries 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SS-000797 SONY-ICF-006500W YAESU-FT-008100R