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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

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

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

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

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SY-000501 YAESU-FT-000901DM AZDEN-PCS-007800H