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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 40m  None  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 300 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 kHz 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 7-7.3 MHz 37-46.95 MHz 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   N-FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM: 0.5 µV
FM/SSB: 0.25 µV
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Regenerative
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 90 dB ? ?
Audio output 3 W, 8 ohm ? Built-in 4" speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 7-7.3 MHz 37-46.95 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   N-FM   -
RF-output FM/SSB: 50 W, AM: 20 W 0.25 / 0.5 / 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 12V DC (10 × AA cells) Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX 1.5 A ? ?
TX 10 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 1978 and 2010 in UK Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
90 × 244 × 30 mm
(3.54 × 9.61 × 1.18 in)
254 × 178 × 127 mm
(10.00 × 7.01 × 5.00 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. cabinet
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Bandspread tuning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SS-000797 CLANSMAN-PRC-000349 LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-(KT-000135)