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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 28-29.7 MHz 136-174 MHz 160-10 m + WWV
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? Passband tuning from 300 to 2400 Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29.7 MHz 144-146 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 5 W High: 5 W, Low: 350 mW SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM: 80 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 6-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 300 mA 16-55 mA ?
TX Max 10 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
? 342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AZDEN-PCS-007801HN DRAGON-SY-000501 YAESU-FT-000901DM